USGS Streamgage 06177000
Missouri River near Wolf Point, MT
Missouri River near Wolf Point, MT is USGS streamgage 06177000 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10060001. It drains a watershed of about 80,650 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1928. Typical flow runs near 9,080.3 cfs in July and 7,487 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 80,650 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,964 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10060001
- Coordinates
- 48.06732, -105.5331
- USGS site number
- 06177000
- Records begin
- 1928-10-01 (98 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 83 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 | 5,335.8 | 9,800.3 | 13,400 | |
| February | 4,841.4 | 9,695.9 | 14,500 | |
| March | 4,135.2 | 7,892.3 | 14,351.6 | |
| April | 4,392.7 | 7,487 | 16,713.3 | |
| May | 4,267.7 | 8,537.1 | 15,709.7 | |
| June | 5,000 | 8,901.7 | 16,006.7 | |
| July | 5,485.5 | 9,080.3 | 16,141.9 | |
| August | 6,456.1 | 9,477.4 | 20,474.2 | |
| September | 5,359.7 | 8,505.3 | 21,496.7 | |
| October | 4,224.2 | 7,897.4 | 20,787.1 | |
| November | 3,947.3 | 7,554 | 14,863.3 | |
| December | 5,436.1 | 8,964.2 | 12,106.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).