USGS Streamgage 06293500
Little Bighorn River near Crow Agency, MT
Little Bighorn River near Crow Agency, MT is USGS streamgage 06293500 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10080016. It drains a watershed of about 1,175 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1912. Typical flow runs near 214.4 cfs in July and 254.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 1,175 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,062 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10080016
- Coordinates
- 45.56834, -107.45277
- USGS site number
- 06293500
- Records begin
- 1912-04-11 (114 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 49 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 | 66.9 | 112.7 | 182.4 | |
| February | 83.4 | 126.6 | 316.4 | |
| March | 110.6 | 215.1 | 778.4 | |
| April | 136.1 | 254.9 | 780.9 | |
| May | 228.7 | 475.9 | 1,030.2 | |
| June | 263.4 | 691.1 | 1,461.3 | |
| July | 62.3 | 214.4 | 551.2 | |
| August | 34.2 | 100.2 | 210.4 | |
| September | 37.4 | 103.4 | 208.9 | |
| October | 76.6 | 144.6 | 233.1 | |
| November | 105.1 | 147.2 | 216.2 | |
| December | 89.2 | 127.5 | 199.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).