Tongue River at Miles City, MT
River level and flood forecast · Custer County
Normal1.7 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 8.3 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 120 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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (May 21, 2011) | 13.99 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftFlooding of low lands south and west of Miles City.
Highest crests on record
- 13.99 ft — May 21, 2011
- 13.27 ft — February 15, 1971
- 12.1 ft — March 4, 1994
- 11.8 ft — March 6, 1949
- 11.33 ft — June 15, 1962
Recent crests: 7.3 ft (May 8, 2024) · 7.72 ft (June 20, 2023) · 6.88 ft (July 4, 2022) · 4.03 ft (June 11, 2021) · 4.67 ft (March 1, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MICM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.