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near Van Norman

Highest listed crest 15.26 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft7 crests since 1947

The near Van Norman crested above flood stage 5 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2014. The highest, 15.26 ft on March 21, 1947, was minor flooding, 5.26 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.26 ft
March 21, 1947; 24,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 9, 2014
10.40 ft, minor flooding
Location
Garfield County
Montana
Identifiers
NWS VNRM8
USGS 06131000; out of service

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, near Van Norman
Action stage8.01Mar 18, 1959The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.05Mar 9, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

7 crests from 1947 to 2014. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the near Van Norman, 1947 to 2014 6810121416ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Mar 21, 1947: 15.26 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1952: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1959: 9.20 ft, action stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1960: 10.51 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1994: 10.90 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2000: 7.24 ft, below flood stage; 6,238 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2014: 10.40 ft, minor flooding Highest, 15.26 ft, Mar 21, 1947 1950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, near Van Norman 1940s: 1 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, near Van Norman
1Mar 21, 194715.26+5.26Minor24,600
2Apr 1, 195211.60+1.60Minor18,600
3Mar 3, 199410.90+0.90Minor15,600
4Mar 20, 196010.51+0.51Minor13,000
5Mar 9, 201410.40+0.40Minor—
6Mar 18, 19599.20−0.80Action12,700
7Jul 10, 20007.24−2.76Below flood stage6,238

Garfield County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Montana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VNRM8, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.