Rivers in Montana

Ruby River near Twin Bridges

Madison County, MontanaNWS RTBM8USGS 06023000Great Falls office

Out of service
2.60ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:45 AM MDT

Record crest
5951.0 ft1952

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Crest history

29 crests on NOAA’s list since 1947.

#DateStage
1January 2, 19525951.0 ft
2January 30, 19807.58 ft
3June 22, 19647.14 ft
4February 11, 19817.12 ft
5June 8, 19816.95 ft
6June 12, 19476.89 ft
7June 4, 19486.84 ft
8June 13, 19806.73 ft
9June 22, 19636.61 ft
10June 26, 19656.54 ft
11January 8, 19586.40 ft
12January 25, 19626.22 ft
13June 28, 20115.88 ft
14June 9, 19575.86 ft
15July 1, 20115.81 ft
16December 16, 19495.77 ft
17January 3, 19595.74 ft
18January 21, 19545.72 ft
19June 19, 19535.65 ft
20June 19, 20105.62 ft
21January 1, 19555.56 ft
22January 22, 19605.50 ft
23February 1, 19515.40 ft
24December 10, 19604.98 ft
25May 30, 19564.87 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 28, 2012: 2.54 ft
  • July 1, 2011: 5.81 ft
  • June 28, 2011: 5.88 ft
  • June 19, 2010: 5.62 ft
  • June 23, 2009: 4.33 ft
  • July 23, 2008: 3.60 ft
  • June 8, 1981: 6.95 ft
  • February 11, 1981: 7.12 ft
  • June 13, 1980: 6.73 ft
  • January 30, 1980: 7.58 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 data may not be available 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.