Little Bighorn River near Hardin, MT
River level and flood forecast · Big Horn County
Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 5.5 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Flow: 60 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11.8 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (May 23, 2011) | 12.32 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 12.32 ft — May 23, 2011
- 11.78 ft — March 21, 1960
- 11.2 ft — May 19, 1978
- 9.65 ft — March 25, 2019
- 9.33 ft — February 9, 1996
Recent crests: 5.9 ft (May 10, 2024) · 7.78 ft (June 27, 2023) · 5.66 ft (June 2, 2022) · 4.28 ft (June 7, 2021) · 4.83 ft (June 2, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamLittle Bighorn River at State Line near Wyola, MT
- DownstreamBighorn River near Bighorn, MT
- Bighorn River at Two Leggins Bridge, MT
- Bighorn River at ST. Xavier Bridge, MT
- Bighorn River near St. Xavier, MT
- Rosebud Creek at Reservation Boundary near Kirby, MT
- Rosebud Creek near Lame Deer, MT
- Lodge Grass Creek above Willow Creek diversion near Wyola (closed), MT
- Yellowstone River at Billings, MT
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HRDM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.