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Poplar River near Poplar

Highest listed crest 22.60 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft4 crests since 2017

The Poplar River near Poplar crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2025. The highest, 22.60 ft on March 18, 2017, was major flooding, 6.60 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Poplar River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.60 ft
March 18, 2017
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
28th of 93 gauges in Montana
Most recent flood crest
April 17, 2023
17.77 ft, minor flooding
Location
Roosevelt County
Montana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Poplar River near Poplar
Action stage14.01Feb 28, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.02Apr 17, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Mar 18, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2017 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Poplar River near Poplar, 2017 to 2025 141618202224ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Mar 18, 2017: 22.60 ft, major floodingMar 11, 2020: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 11,418 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2023: 17.77 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2025: 14.58 ft, action stage Highest, 22.60 ft, Mar 18, 2017 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Poplar River near Poplar 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 2 2010s2020s
  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, Poplar River near Poplar
1Mar 18, 201722.60+6.60Major—
2Apr 17, 202317.77+1.77Minor—
3Mar 11, 202016.20+0.20Minor11,418
4Feb 28, 202514.58−1.42Action—

The worst floods along the Poplar River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Poplar River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 18, 2017: 22.60 ft here, major flooding

April 17, 2023: 17.77 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Poplar River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Poplar River
Intl BoundaryMT6.010.45 ft, Apr 6, 19540
Poplar this gaugeMT16.022.60 ft, Mar 18, 20171

Other gauges in Roosevelt County

Flood gauges in Roosevelt County
US 2 west of Culbertson16.017.26 ft, Mar 24, 20190
Culbertson16.017.26 ft, Mar 24, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PLRM8, 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.