Yellowstone River at Glendive, MT
River level and flood forecast · Dawson County
Normal42.7 ftas of Mon 12 PM
The river is 10.8 ft below flood stage (53.5 ft).
Flow: 4,880 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 | 65 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 60 ft |
| Flood stage | 53.5 ft |
| Action stage | 51.5 ft |
| Record crest (March 20, 1969) | 62.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 67 ftMuch of downtown Glendive will be flooded.
- 66 ftThis is the flood of record due to ice jam.
- 65 ftWest Glendive levee will be overtopped flooding most of West Glendive. Interstate 94 will flood at milepost 214 between the Montana 16 exit and the Yellowstone River.
- 60.5 ftMarsh Road on the south end of Glendive will flood. Riverview Trailer Park will start to flood.
- 54 ftToepke Park on the east side of the river begins to flood.
- 53.65 ftMinor flooding begins at 53.65 feet in a reach 5 miles above and below Glendive.
- 53.5 ftThis is flood stage.
- 51.5 ftLow-land flooding will affect some ranches along the Yellowstone River.
Highest crests on record
- 62.8 ft — March 20, 1969
- 62.3 ft — March 21, 1978
- 61.25 ft — February 16, 1971
- 60.5 ft — March 19, 1959
- 60.5 ft — March 5, 1994
Recent crests: 55.15 ft (February 26, 2025) · 53.5 ft (March 3, 2020) · 54.95 ft (March 22, 2019) · 52.46 ft (June 1, 2018) · 59.07 ft (March 23, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GLNM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.