Water report · Missouri River — Craig
Running low for late September. Above 23% of past September 21s on record.
Updated 7:45 AM UTC, Sep 21
3,230 cfs puts Missouri River — Craig in the 23rd percentile for September 21, against 81 years of record.
The median for this date is 4,050 cfs, and half of all September 21s on record fell between 3,280 and 4,590.
Over the last 7 days, Missouri River — Craig ran between 3,060 and 3,230 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 6.
That is 170 cfs lower than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Missouri River — Craig ran between 3,060 and 3,390 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 1.
That is 200 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Missouri River — Craig ran between 2,920 and 3,940 cfs, lowest on Jun 22 and highest on Jun 29.
That is 40.0 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Missouri River — Craig ran between 2,860 and 4,640 cfs, lowest on Oct 22 and highest on Feb 19.
That is 100 cfs lower than on Sep 20.
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 06066500, Missouri River bl Holter Dam nr Wolf Cr MT, 5.7 miles from the center of Missouri River — Craig. 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 06066500, Missouri River bl Holter Dam nr Wolf Cr MT, 5.7 miles from the center of Missouri River — Craig. It reports gage height, discharge and water temperature. 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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