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Two Medicine River in Montana

River43.9 mi
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Two Medicine Campground10.7 miChallenge Cabin15.8 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Two Medicine River is a 43.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 06091700. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1977 to 2026

Two Medicine River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,020 cfs, and lowest in January, at 50 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,600 cfs, in 1995.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 06091700, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5035 to 76
February5340 to 78
March9964 to 189
April341225 to 530
May1,020762 to 1,550
June861612 to 1,280
July264218 to 369
August170127 to 199
September9255 to 129
October5233 to 107
November6436 to 116
December5033 to 85

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 48 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 06091700 (site 06091700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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