USGS Streamgage 06326500
Powder River near Locate, MT
Powder River near Locate, MT is USGS streamgage 06326500 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10090209. It drains a watershed of about 13,060 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1938. Typical flow runs near 326 cfs in July and 553.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 13,060 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,396 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10090209
- Coordinates
- 46.42944, -105.31033
- USGS site number
- 06326500
- Records begin
- 1938-03-25 (88 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 88 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 | 59.1 | 135 | 254.2 | |
| February | 71.6 | 217.8 | 793.4 | |
| March | 223.3 | 545.3 | 2,642.9 | |
| April | 277.1 | 553.8 | 1,221.2 | |
| May | 230.2 | 850.6 | 2,332.3 | |
| June | 145.9 | 1,194.3 | 3,686.7 | |
| July | 25.8 | 326 | 1,417.2 | |
| August | 8 | 104.6 | 490.8 | |
| September | 7.5 | 69.9 | 386.5 | |
| October | 42.3 | 184 | 460.8 | |
| November | 71 | 212 | 410.2 | |
| December | 66.1 | 136.5 | 278.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).