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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Tongue River is a 47.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tongue R at Birney Day School Br nr Birney MT (site 06307616). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1980 to 2026
Tongue River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,235 cfs, and lowest in January, at 160 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,470 cfs, in 2019.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 160 | 124 to 200 |
| February | 160 | 119 to 200 |
| March | 182 | 120 to 276 |
| April | 210 | 106 to 378 |
| May | 459 | 270 to 755 |
| June | 1,235 | 452 to 2,055 |
| July | 421 | 357 to 585 |
| August | 373 | 322 to 435 |
| September | 289 | 228 to 373 |
| October | 218 | 168 to 288 |
| November | 197 | 151 to 267 |
| December | 160 | 130 to 200 |
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 47 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tongue R at Birney Day School Br nr Birney MT (site 06307616). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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