Rivers in Montana

Ruby River below Ruby Reservoir near Alder

Madison County, MontanaNWS RRBM8USGS 06020600Great Falls office

No flood stages set
3.01ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 1:45 PM MDT

Record crest
8.52 ft1984

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Crest history

48 crests on NOAA’s list since 1963.

#DateStage
1May 16, 19848.52 ft
2June 7, 19956.85 ft
3June 9, 20116.31 ft
4June 27, 19986.11 ft
5June 3, 19975.94 ft
6June 6, 19915.90 ft
7May 23, 19935.85 ft
8June 10, 19965.79 ft
9May 31, 19865.72 ft
10May 31, 20035.46 ft
11May 22, 20085.40 ft
12June 10, 19705.37 ft
13June 5, 20105.36 ft
14May 30, 19995.34 ft
15May 21, 20065.25 ft
16June 12, 19835.19 ft
17June 26, 19755.15 ft
18May 21, 20054.90 ft
19May 17, 19884.81 ft
20May 13, 19874.75 ft
21June 9, 19644.66 ft
22October 2, 19844.64 ft
23May 30, 20094.60 ft
24April 27, 20124.47 ft
25May 13, 20074.39 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 27, 2012: 4.47 ft
  • June 9, 2011: 6.31 ft
  • June 5, 2010: 5.36 ft
  • May 30, 2009: 4.60 ft
  • May 22, 2008: 5.40 ft
  • May 13, 2007: 4.39 ft
  • May 21, 2006: 5.25 ft
  • May 21, 2005: 4.90 ft
  • May 12, 2004: 4.06 ft
  • May 31, 2003: 5.46 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.