USGS Streamgage 06195600
Shields River near Livingston, MT
Shields River near Livingston, MT is USGS streamgage 06195600 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10070003. It drains a watershed of about 846 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1978. Typical flow runs near 186.4 cfs in July and 332.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 846 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,422 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10070003
- Coordinates
- 45.73836, -110.47947
- USGS site number
- 06195600
- Records begin
- 1978-10-01 (48 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 48 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 | 61.9 | 93 | 140.3 | |
| February | 62.4 | 89.9 | 172.1 | |
| March | 76.5 | 141.8 | 357.2 | |
| April | 134 | 332.1 | 737.5 | |
| May | 224.2 | 734.3 | 1,786.8 | |
| June | 189.4 | 633.3 | 1,655.7 | |
| July | 70.5 | 186.4 | 600.5 | |
| August | 37.2 | 83.3 | 175.2 | |
| September | 41.2 | 94.2 | 207.9 | |
| October | 79.5 | 129.5 | 224.8 | |
| November | 87.8 | 130.1 | 186.7 | |
| December | 72.8 | 102.9 | 151.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).