Missouri River at Toston MT

Broadwater County, Montana · USGS 06054500

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Missouri River at its USGS monitoring location in Broadwater County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Below historical median · Falling

Flow vs typicalBelow typical

Streamflow is currently 2,320 ft³/s, 31% below the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 50 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 3,360 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 3.5 ft · 6.5 ft below action stage · Flood stage 10.5 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations

Look at the data (29 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM1,560 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM1,640 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM1,750 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM1,830 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM1,960 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM1,910 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM1,870 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM1,810 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM1,750 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM1,720 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM1,770 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM1,770 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM1,770 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM1,740 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM1,700 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM1,710 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM1,720 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM1,770 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM1,820 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM1,840 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM1,850 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM1,870 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM2,100 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM2,260 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM2,350 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM2,550 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM2,550 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM2,470 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM2,380 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Broadwater County
Drainage area: 14,641 mi²
Current measurements: 3
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Missouri River at Toston MTUSGS 06054500
STREAMFLOW2,320 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT3.51 ft