USGS Streamgage 06294000
Little Bighorn River near Hardin, MT
Little Bighorn River near Hardin, MT is USGS streamgage 06294000 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10080016. It drains a watershed of about 1,294 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1953. Typical flow runs near 192.5 cfs in July and 233.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 1,294 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,889 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10080016
- Coordinates
- 45.73569, -107.55747
- USGS site number
- 06294000
- Records begin
- 1953-06-01 (73 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 73 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 | 75.2 | 121.7 | 202.5 | |
| February | 83.7 | 147.7 | 354.2 | |
| March | 110.1 | 201.2 | 600.9 | |
| April | 132.6 | 233.2 | 557.8 | |
| May | 223.3 | 481.8 | 1,153.7 | |
| June | 199 | 708.1 | 1,754.7 | |
| July | 43.5 | 192.5 | 532.5 | |
| August | 28.4 | 109.7 | 208.5 | |
| September | 41.2 | 120.3 | 218.3 | |
| October | 91.9 | 152.6 | 223.6 | |
| November | 97.4 | 148.3 | 210.7 | |
| December | 78.6 | 127 | 194.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).