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Redwater River in Montana

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5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Redwater River is a 41.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Redwater River at Circle MT (site 06177500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1929 to 2025

Redwater River typically runs highest in March, at a median 4.8 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,510 cfs, in 1952.

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Typical flow by month at Redwater River at Circle MT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.10.0 to 0.5
February0.10.0 to 1.5
March4.81.2 to 20
April2.51.1 to 6.3
May1.40.5 to 4.0
June1.00.3 to 3.0
July0.30.1 to 2.1
August0.10.0 to 0.4
September0.10.0 to 0.3
October0.10.0 to 0.3
November0.10.0 to 0.4
December0.10.0 to 0.4

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Redwater River at Circle MT (site 06177500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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