Missouri River at Virgelle Mount

USGS Site No: 06109500Missouri River • Chouteau County, MT

Missouri River at Virgelle Mount on the Missouri River is currently at 6,930 cfs (Low — 10th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.80 ft.

Reading from

6,930
CFS Discharge
3.80
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 6,920
25th Low threshold 10,100 Today: 6,930 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 15,200
75th High threshold 22,700
95th Very High threshold 43,200

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.

35k 17k 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 5,990
May 27, 2026 5,690
May 26, 2026 5,730
May 25, 2026 6,030
May 24, 2026 6,140
May 23, 2026 6,380
May 22, 2026 6,410
May 21, 2026 6,610
May 20, 2026 6,960
May 19, 2026 6,780
May 18, 2026 6,350
May 17, 2026 7,120
May 16, 2026 7,640
May 15, 2026 6,670
Apr 20, 2026 6,280
Apr 19, 2026 6,270
Apr 18, 2026 6,400
Apr 17, 2026 6,420
Apr 16, 2026 6,440
Apr 15, 2026 6,330
Apr 14, 2026 6,050
Apr 13, 2026 5,880
Apr 12, 2026 5,710
Apr 11, 2026 5,650
Apr 10, 2026 5,810
Apr 9, 2026 5,830
Apr 8, 2026 5,930
Apr 7, 2026 5,940
Apr 6, 2026 6,020
Apr 5, 2026 6,060

Station Information

USGS Site No
06109500
State
MT
Coordinates
48.0038, -110.2588
Drainage Area
34,000 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,507.5
HUC Code
10040101
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
17.0 ft
Flood Stage
17.0 ft
Moderate Flood
20.0 ft
Major Flood
23.0 ft

Currently 13.20 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
9,450 cfs
May 18, 2025
Min discharge
2,740 cfs
Jan 25, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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