Missouri River below Hauser Dam near Helena, MT

River level and flood forecast · Lewis and Clark County

Normal3.6 ftas of Mon 2 PM

Flow: 3,130 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. 11.75 ft — June 10, 1942
  2. 11.62 ft — June 18, 1997
  3. 11.09 ft — July 1, 2011
  4. 11.09 ft — July 3, 2011
  5. 10.76 ft — June 12, 1996

Recent crests: 6.3 ft (June 7, 2012) · 11.09 ft (July 3, 2011) · 11.09 ft (July 1, 2011) · 9.82 ft (June 17, 2010) · 7.35 ft (May 28, 2009)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HASM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.