Powder River Near Locate Mount

USGS Site No: 06326500 • Powder River • Custer County, MT

Powder River Near Locate Mount on the Powder River is currently at 5 cfs (Very Low — 1th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 0.15 ft.

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Powder River at Moorhead Mount
5
CFS Discharge
0.15
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 69 Today: 5 cfs
25th Low threshold 122
50th (Median) Normal (median) 227
75th High threshold 314
95th Very High threshold 691

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 7 —
May 27, 2026 9 —
May 26, 2026 12 —
May 25, 2026 12 —
May 24, 2026 14 —
May 23, 2026 15 —
May 22, 2026 16 —
May 21, 2026 14 —
May 20, 2026 15 —
May 19, 2026 18 —
May 18, 2026 18 —
May 17, 2026 17 —
May 16, 2026 18 —
May 15, 2026 20 —
Apr 20, 2026 192 —
Apr 19, 2026 214 —
Apr 18, 2026 219 —
Apr 17, 2026 241 —
Apr 16, 2026 281 —
Apr 15, 2026 365 —
Apr 14, 2026 635 —
Apr 13, 2026 278 —
Apr 12, 2026 238 —
Apr 11, 2026 243 —
Apr 10, 2026 257 —
Apr 9, 2026 267 —
Apr 8, 2026 264 —
Apr 7, 2026 275 —
Apr 6, 2026 290 —
Apr 5, 2026 318 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
06326500
State
MT
County
Custer County
Coordinates
46.4294, -105.3103
Drainage Area
13,060 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,384.7
HUC Code
10090209
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,140 cfs
Jun 16, 2025
Min discharge
7 cfs
May 28, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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