Jefferson River Near Twin Bridges, Mount

USGS Site No: 06026500Jefferson River • Madison County, MT

Jefferson River Near Twin Bridges, Mount on the Jefferson River is currently at 2,380 cfs (Low — 15th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.04 ft.

Reading from

2,380
CFS Discharge
5.04
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1,880
25th Low threshold 3,380 Today: 2,380 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 5,100
75th High threshold 7,820
95th Very High threshold 13,300

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

11k 5.6k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 2,060
May 27, 2026 1,780
May 26, 2026 1,580
May 25, 2026 1,510
May 24, 2026 1,590
May 23, 2026 1,730
May 22, 2026 1,850
May 21, 2026 1,980
May 20, 2026 2,220
May 19, 2026 2,480
May 18, 2026 2,760
May 17, 2026 2,820
May 16, 2026 2,900
May 15, 2026 2,990
Apr 20, 2026 1,540
Apr 19, 2026 1,690
Apr 18, 2026 1,810
Apr 17, 2026 1,900
Apr 16, 2026 2,020
Apr 15, 2026 2,120
Apr 14, 2026 2,240
Apr 13, 2026 2,220
Apr 12, 2026 2,070
Apr 11, 2026 1,880
Apr 10, 2026 1,770
Apr 9, 2026 1,690
Apr 8, 2026 1,630
Apr 7, 2026 1,600
Apr 6, 2026 1,630
Apr 5, 2026 1,690

Station Information

USGS Site No
06026500
State
MT
Coordinates
45.6133, -112.3294
Drainage Area
7,616 mi²
Datum (ft)
4,561.5
HUC Code
100200050102
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
9.0 ft
Flood Stage
10.0 ft
Moderate Flood
11.0 ft
Major Flood
12.0 ft

Currently 4.96 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
4,350 cfs
May 15, 2025
Min discharge
258 cfs
Aug 20, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges