Musselshell River above Mud Creek near Shawmut Mount

USGS Site No: 06123030Musselshell River • Wheatland County, MT

Musselshell River above Mud Creek near Shawmut Mount on the Musselshell River is currently at 85 cfs (Low — 22th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.21 ft.

Reading from

85
CFS Discharge
3.21
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 39
25th Low threshold 96 Today: 85 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 170
75th High threshold 368
95th Very High threshold 3,660

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.

6.9k 3.4k 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 60
May 27, 2026 56
May 26, 2026 53
May 25, 2026 52
May 24, 2026 63
May 23, 2026 83
May 22, 2026 88
May 21, 2026 96
May 20, 2026 122
May 19, 2026 155
May 18, 2026 177
May 17, 2026 176
May 16, 2026 171
May 15, 2026 133
Apr 20, 2026 12
Apr 19, 2026 14
Apr 18, 2026 15
Apr 17, 2026 14
Apr 16, 2026 14
Apr 15, 2026 13
Apr 14, 2026 14
Apr 13, 2026 13
Apr 12, 2026 13
Apr 11, 2026 13
Apr 10, 2026 12
Apr 9, 2026 12
Apr 8, 2026 11
Apr 7, 2026 11
Apr 6, 2026 10
Apr 5, 2026 10

Station Information

USGS Site No
06123030
State
MT
Coordinates
46.3190, -109.4605
Drainage Area
1,518 mi²
Datum (ft)
3,790.0
HUC Code
10040201
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Flood Stage
8.0 ft

Currently 4.79 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
354 cfs
May 14, 2025
Min discharge
10 cfs
Apr 6, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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