Missouri River at Toston, MT

River level and flood forecast · Broadwater County

Normal3.9 ftas of Mon 2 PM

The river is 6.6 ft below flood stage (10.5 ft).

Flow: 3,020 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

24681012TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 10 ftFlood 10.5 ftModerate 11 ftMajor 12 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage12 ft
Moderate flood stage11 ft
Flood stage10.5 ft
Action stage10 ft
Record crest (June 12, 1997)12.22 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 11 ftWater floods low lying areas near Highway 287.
  • 10 ftLow lying fields flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 12.22 ft — June 12, 1997
  2. 11.77 ft — June 6, 1948
  3. 11.53 ft — June 15, 2011
  4. 11.32 ft — June 18, 1974
  5. 11.22 ft — June 11, 1996

Recent crests: 10.19 ft (June 15, 2022) · 11.08 ft (June 2, 2018) · 9.82 ft (May 30, 2014) · 6.48 ft (May 21, 2013) · 7.96 ft (June 6, 2012)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TOSM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.