USGS Streamgage 06077500
Smith River near Eden, MT
Smith River near Eden, MT is USGS streamgage 06077500 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10030103. It drains a watershed of about 1,588 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1951. Typical flow runs near 291 cfs in July and 324.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 1,588 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,515 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10030103
- Coordinates
- 47.18929, -111.38624
- USGS site number
- 06077500
- Records begin
- 1951-04-01 (75 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 75 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 | 39.9 | 91.8 | 198.9 | |
| February | 55.2 | 109.4 | 231.7 | |
| March | 79.5 | 157 | 363.3 | |
| April | 145.8 | 324.7 | 764.4 | |
| May | 410.1 | 845.3 | 1,977.7 | |
| June | 380.7 | 800.4 | 2,431 | |
| July | 117.1 | 291 | 730.5 | |
| August | 56 | 119.4 | 288.7 | |
| September | 52.3 | 116.6 | 283.8 | |
| October | 81.5 | 138.4 | 260 | |
| November | 61.2 | 130.6 | 280.4 | |
| December | 39.5 | 102.6 | 201.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).