Rivers in Montana

Shields River above Wilsall

Park County, MontanaNWS SRCM8USGS 06192978Billings office

No flood stages set
5.98ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 8:15 AM MDT

Record crest
7.72 ft2025

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Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 2019.

#DateStage
1May 12, 20257.72 ft
2June 3, 20235.31 ft
3June 6, 20223.95 ft
4May 21, 20203.95 ft
5May 17, 20193.86 ft
6June 5, 20213.31 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 12, 2025: 7.72 ft
  • June 3, 2023: 5.31 ft
  • June 6, 2022: 3.95 ft
  • June 5, 2021: 3.31 ft
  • May 21, 2020: 3.95 ft
  • May 17, 2019: 3.86 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page. 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.