USGS Streamgage 06327450
Cains Coulee at Glendive, MT
Cains Coulee at Glendive, MT is USGS streamgage 06327450 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10100004. It drains a watershed of about 4 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1991. Typical flow runs near 5.3 cfs in July and 4.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 4 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,064 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10100004
- Coordinates
- 47.09421, -104.71327
- USGS site number
- 06327450
- Records begin
- 1991-06-20 (35 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 21 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
Only 8 of 12 months have enough record to summarize; the rest are omitted.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | — | 4.5 | — | |
| April | 0.2 | 4.3 | 8 | |
| May | 1.2 | 4.4 | 40.1 | |
| June | 3.2 | 6.9 | 65.7 | |
| July | 1.6 | 5.3 | 65.1 | |
| August | 0.8 | 4.2 | 59 | |
| September | 0.5 | 4.1 | 70.3 | |
| October | 0.1 | 3.6 | 83.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).