USGS Streamgage 06016000
Beaverhead River at Barretts, MT
Beaverhead River at Barretts, MT is USGS streamgage 06016000 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10020002. It drains a watershed of about 2,730 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1907. Typical flow runs near 568.2 cfs in July and 333.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 2,730 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,275 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10020002
- Coordinates
- 45.11613, -112.75049
- USGS site number
- 06016000
- Records begin
- 1907-10-01 (119 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 118 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 176 | 294.2 | 393.2 | |
| February | 180.5 | 284.5 | 390.6 | |
| March | 126.8 | 280.2 | 468.2 | |
| April | 141.5 | 333.8 | 780.2 | |
| May | 191.5 | 509.3 | 1,065.8 | |
| June | 275.2 | 722.5 | 1,292 | |
| July | 216.9 | 568.2 | 968.2 | |
| August | 169.2 | 421.6 | 808.1 | |
| September | 114 | 302.6 | 584.8 | |
| October | 108.4 | 276.9 | 618.9 | |
| November | 187.9 | 406.1 | 619.8 | |
| December | 182.5 | 345.3 | 488 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).