Bighorn River near St. Xavier, MT

River level and flood forecast · Big Horn County

Normal60.8 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM

Flow: 1,840 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 65.6 ft — June 20, 2011
  2. 65.6 ft — June 25, 2023
  3. 65.15 ft — June 22, 2018
  4. 65.12 ft — May 26, 2017
  5. 65.04 ft — June 10, 2015

Recent crests: 62.36 ft (April 25, 2024) · 65.6 ft (June 25, 2023) · 62.64 ft (June 18, 2022) · 60.54 ft (April 27, 2021) · 61.75 ft (July 3, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (STXM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.