USGS Streamgage 06092020
Two Medicine River ab Badger Creek, near Piegan, MT
Two Medicine River ab Badger Creek, near Piegan, MT is USGS streamgage 06092020 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10030201. It sits on the Two Medicine River, alongside 1 other gauge Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 366 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2019. Typical flow runs near 89.6 cfs in July and 303.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 366 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,787 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10030201
- Coordinates
- 48.50772, -112.61227
- USGS site number
- 06092020
- Records begin
- 2019-09-17 (7 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Two Medicine River ab Badger Creek, near Piegan, MT. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55.5 | 67.7 | 111 | ||
| 59.6 | 103 | 297 | ||
| 61.4 | 123 | 333 | ||
| 56.6 | 102 | 254 | ||
| 51.5 | 88.6 | 203 | ||
| 47.1 | 78.5 | 170 | ||
| 44.3 | 72.1 | 147 | ||
| 39.2 | 62.8 | 124 | ||
| 35.1 | 55.8 | 107 | ||
| 31.8 | 50.5 | 93.6 | ||
| 28.6 | 45.6 | 81.7 | ||
| 26.5 | 42.4 | 73.5 | ||
| 27.3 | 42.7 | 75.1 | ||
| 26.3 | 40.8 | 69.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 7 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 | — | 62.3 | — | |
| February | — | 67.8 | — | |
| March | — | 110.2 | — | |
| April | — | 303.9 | — | |
| May | — | 956.2 | — | |
| June | — | 611.5 | — | |
| July | — | 89.6 | — | |
| August | — | 37.5 | — | |
| September | — | 36.2 | — | |
| October | — | 31.4 | — | |
| November | — | 82.1 | — | |
| December | — | 71.2 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Two Medicine River ab Badger Creek, near Piegan, MT normally run highest?
- May, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 956.2 cfs, against 31.4 cfs in October, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- How long has Two Medicine River ab Badger Creek, near Piegan, MT been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 06092020 begin in 2019, about 7 years, covering roughly 2,514 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Two Medicine River ab Badger Creek, near Piegan, MT?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Two Medicine River ab Badger Creek, near Piegan, MT?
- The gauge sits at 48.50772, -112.61227, in Montana, in hydrologic subbasin 10030201, at an elevation of about 3,787 feet, draining roughly 366 square miles.
- Can I use Two Medicine River ab Badger Creek, near Piegan, MT data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Upstream and downstream on the Two Medicine River
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Two Medicine River in full.
- Two Medicine River below South Fork near Browning, MT 250 sq mi
- Two Medicine River ab Badger Creek, near Piegan, MT this page