Water report · Bighorn River
Running low for mid September. Above 20% of past September 13s on record.
Updated 1:15 AM UTC, Sep 13
1,840 cfs puts Bighorn River in the 20th percentile for September 13, against 91 years of record.
The median for this date is 2,510 cfs, and half of all September 13s on record fell between 1,960 and 3,190.
Over the last 7 days, Bighorn River ran between 1,520 and 1,550 cfs, lowest on Aug 6 and highest on Aug 7.
It is back where it was on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Bighorn River ran between 1,520 and 1,600 cfs, lowest on Aug 4 and highest on Jul 28.
That is 20.0 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Bighorn River ran between 1,430 and 1,600 cfs, lowest on May 27 and highest on Jul 28.
That is 10.0 cfs lower than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Bighorn River ran between 1,430 and 2,400 cfs, lowest on May 27 and highest on Jan 4.
That is 290 cfs lower than on Sep 12.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 06287000, Bighorn R bl Yellowtail Afterbay Dam nr St. Xavier, 1.1 miles from the center of Bighorn River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 06287000, Bighorn R bl Yellowtail Afterbay Dam nr St. Xavier, 1.1 miles from the center of Bighorn River. It reports discharge and gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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