Tongue River at Birney Day School near Birney, MT
River level and flood forecast · Rosebud County
Normal0.9 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 6.1 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 71 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
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (May 31, 2019) | 9.49 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 9 ftFlooding concerns around Birney based on 2011 floods.
- 8 ftFlooding concerns at St. Labre and Ashland based on 2011 floods.
- 7.9 ftDES indicates no significant impacts below 8 feet during 2011 floods.
- 5 ft(OLD DATA) Low land crop/ranch graze land floods near birney.
Highest crests on record
- 9.49 ft — May 31, 2019
- 7.9 ft — May 31, 2018
- 7.3 ft — June 12, 2011
- 7.06 ft — June 9, 2007
- 6.92 ft — February 8, 1996
Recent crests: 5.14 ft (June 12, 2024) · 6.78 ft (June 13, 2023) · 5.62 ft (June 14, 2022) · 3.9 ft (June 7, 2021) · 4.13 ft (June 2, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamTongue River at Tongue River Reservoir, MT
- DownstreamTongue River near Ashland at Brandenberg Bridge, MT
- Tongue River at Ashland, MT
- Rosebud Creek near Lame Deer, MT
- Rosebud Creek at Reservation Boundary near Kirby, MT
- Tongue River near Decker, MT
- Powder River (WY-MT) at Moorhead, MT
- Powder River (WY-MT) near Arvada, WY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BNYM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.