Yellowstone River at Miles City, MT
River level and flood forecast · Custer County
Normal2.9 ftas of Mon 1 PM
The river is 11.1 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Flow: 5,080 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 | 14 ft |
| Record crest (March 20, 1944) | 21.7 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 21.7 ft — March 20, 1944
- 16.62 ft — March 15, 1979
- 16.5 ft — May 22, 1978
- 14.74 ft — May 24, 2011
- 14.53 ft — June 15, 1997
Recent crests: 10.79 ft (June 13, 2024) · 11.89 ft (June 27, 2023) · 13.82 ft (June 18, 2022) · 9.37 ft (June 8, 2021) · 11.78 ft (June 4, 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 (MILM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.