Swan River Near Bigfork, Mount

USGS Site No: 12370000Swan River • Lake County, MT

Swan River Near Bigfork, Mount on the Swan River is currently at 3,920 cfs (Normal — 68th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.95 ft.

Reading from

3,920
CFS Discharge
4.95
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
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 2,080
25th Low threshold 2,630
50th (Median) Normal (median) 3,290
75th High threshold 4,190 Today: 3,920 cfs
95th Very High threshold 6,460

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.

6.7k 3.3k 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 3,060
May 27, 2026 2,550
May 26, 2026 2,170
May 25, 2026 2,000
May 24, 2026 1,970
May 23, 2026 2,050
May 22, 2026 2,180
May 21, 2026 2,310
May 20, 2026 2,520
May 19, 2026 2,810
May 18, 2026 3,180
May 17, 2026 3,580
May 16, 2026 3,870
May 15, 2026 3,830
Apr 20, 2026 1,670
Apr 19, 2026 1,760
Apr 18, 2026 1,860
Apr 17, 2026 1,930
Apr 16, 2026 1,920
Apr 15, 2026 1,860
Apr 14, 2026 1,780
Apr 13, 2026 1,690
Apr 12, 2026 1,600
Apr 11, 2026 1,550
Apr 10, 2026 1,550
Apr 9, 2026 1,550
Apr 8, 2026 1,550
Apr 7, 2026 1,570
Apr 6, 2026 1,640
Apr 5, 2026 1,740

Station Information

USGS Site No
12370000
State
MT
County
Lake County
Coordinates
48.0242, -113.9788
Drainage Area
672 mi²
Datum (ft)
3,062.6
HUC Code
17010211
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
6.0 ft
Flood Stage
6.5 ft
Moderate Flood
7.5 ft
Major Flood
8.0 ft

Currently 1.55 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
3,940 cfs
Jun 2, 2025
Min discharge
282 cfs
Sep 29, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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