Yellowstone River at Billings Mount

USGS Site No: 06214500Yellowstone River • Yellowstone County, MT

Yellowstone River at Billings Mount on the Yellowstone River is currently at 21,900 cfs (Normal — 36th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 7.66 ft.

Reading from

21,900
CFS Discharge
7.66
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 14,400
25th Low threshold 19,000
50th (Median) Normal (median) 25,800 Today: 21,900 cfs
75th High threshold 33,700
95th Very High threshold 45,500

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.

45k 22k 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 16,600
May 27, 2026 12,700
May 26, 2026 9,430
May 25, 2026 7,610
May 24, 2026 7,470
May 23, 2026 7,910
May 22, 2026 8,410
May 21, 2026 8,610
May 20, 2026 8,910
May 19, 2026 10,100
May 18, 2026 11,600
May 17, 2026 13,400
May 16, 2026 15,800
May 15, 2026 19,000
Apr 20, 2026 5,120
Apr 19, 2026 5,420
Apr 18, 2026 5,890
Apr 17, 2026 6,050
Apr 16, 2026 6,200
Apr 15, 2026 6,620
Apr 14, 2026 7,040
Apr 13, 2026 7,030
Apr 12, 2026 6,510
Apr 11, 2026 6,050
Apr 10, 2026 5,730
Apr 9, 2026 5,280
Apr 8, 2026 4,930
Apr 7, 2026 4,750
Apr 6, 2026 4,800
Apr 5, 2026 5,100

Station Information

USGS Site No
06214500
State
MT
Coordinates
45.8001, -108.4680
Drainage Area
11,807 mi²
Datum (ft)
3,081.7
HUC Code
100700041006
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
12.5 ft
Flood Stage
13.5 ft
Moderate Flood
14.5 ft
Major Flood
15.0 ft

Currently 5.84 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
37,600 cfs
Jun 3, 2025
Min discharge
1,870 cfs
Aug 27, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.