Powder River (WY-MT) at Moorhead, MT
River level and flood forecast · Powder River County
Normal2.1 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
Flow: 43 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.
Highest crests on record
- 19 ft — September 30, 1923
- 15.24 ft — May 20, 1978
- 12.77 ft — June 17, 1962
- 11.77 ft — May 28, 2015
- 11.3 ft — April 2, 1965
Recent crests: 5.73 ft (June 11, 2024) · 8.57 ft (June 18, 2023) · 8.45 ft (June 2, 2022) · 5.56 ft (May 21, 2021) · 8.01 ft (March 7, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamPowder River (WY-MT) near Arvada, WY
- DownstreamPowder River (WY-MT) at Locate, MT
- Little Powder River near Weston, WY
- Tongue River at Birney Day School near Birney, MT
- Tongue River at Ashland, MT
- Tongue River at Tongue River Reservoir, MT
- Tongue River near Decker, MT
- Tongue River near Ashland at Brandenberg Bridge, MT
- Rosebud Creek at Reservation Boundary near Kirby, MT
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MHDM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.