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Shields River near Livingston

Highest listed crest 6.80 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft47 crests since 1979

The Shields River near Livingston crested above flood stage 9 times among the 47 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2025. The highest, 6.80 ft on June 20, 1979, was minor flooding, 1.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.80 ft
June 20, 1979; 5,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
9 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 12, 2023
6.14 ft, minor flooding
Location
Park County
Montana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Shields River near Livingston
Flood stage (minor)5.59Apr 12, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

47 crests from 1979 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Shields River near Livingston, 1979 to 2025 234567ft Flood stage 5.5 ft Jun 20, 1979: 6.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1980: 3.55 ft, below flood stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1981: 6.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,170 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1982: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 2,540 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1983: 4.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1984: 5.02 ft, below flood stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1985: 3.81 ft, below flood stage; 918 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1986: 4.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1987: 3.76 ft, below flood stage; 880 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1988: 4.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1989: 4.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1990: 4.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1991: 5.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1992: 6.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1993: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1994: 4.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1995: 5.33 ft, below flood stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1996: 6.24 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1997: 6.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1998: 4.25 ft, below flood stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1999: 3.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2000: 3.36 ft, below flood stage; 723 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2001: 3.45 ft, below flood stage; 747 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2002: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2003: 4.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2004: 4.74 ft, below flood stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2005: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2006: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2007: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2008: 4.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2009: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2010: 5.15 ft, below flood stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2011: 6.36 ft, minor flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2012: 3.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2013: 3.00 ft, below flood stage; 975 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2014: 5.19 ft, below flood stage; 3,170 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2015: 3.34 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2016: 3.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,270 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2017: 3.61 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2018: 6.32 ft, minor flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2019: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 2,760 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2020: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,830 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2021: 2.71 ft, below flood stage; 965 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2022: 3.11 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2023: 6.14 ft, minor flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2024: 3.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2025: 3.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.80 ft, Jun 20, 1979 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Shields River near Livingston 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 6 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 7.00 ft on Mar 29, 1943; 5.86 ft on May 22, 1948; 7.39 ft on Jun 5, 1948; 5.17 ft on May 21, 1964; 5.55 ft on May 22, 1970; 5.97 ft on Jun 20, 1975.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Shields River near Livingston
1Jun 20, 19796.80+1.30Minor5,600
2Jun 17, 19926.70+1.20Minor4,000
3May 25, 20116.36+0.86Minor4,360
4May 11, 20186.32+0.82Minor4,950
5Feb 7, 19966.24+0.74Minor—
6Apr 12, 20236.14+0.64Minor4,980
7May 23, 19816.10+0.60Minor4,170
8Jun 12, 19976.08+0.58Minor3,400
9May 21, 19915.80+0.30Minor3,090
10May 15, 19935.40−0.10Below flood stage2,330
11Jun 6, 19955.33−0.17Below flood stage2,250
12May 29, 20145.19−0.31Below flood stage3,170
13Jun 15, 19825.17−0.33Below flood stage2,540
14Jun 5, 20105.15−0.35Below flood stage2,450
15May 16, 19845.02−0.48Below flood stage2,440
16May 11, 19894.85−0.65Below flood stage1,900
17May 21, 20094.82−0.68Below flood stage2,060
18Jun 12, 20044.74−0.76Below flood stage2,080
19May 30, 19904.71−0.79Below flood stage1,690
20Mar 14, 20034.64−0.86Below flood stage1,850
21May 25, 20084.55−0.95Below flood stage1,920
22Apr 22, 20194.44−1.06Below flood stage2,760
23May 29, 19834.41−1.09Below flood stage1,380
24Jun 21, 19984.25−1.25Below flood stage1,610
25Feb 26, 19864.23−1.27Below flood stage1,260
26Apr 25, 19944.20−1.30Below flood stage1,110
27May 22, 20024.12−1.38Below flood stage1,410
28May 14, 19884.07−1.43Below flood stage1,050
29May 21, 20064.03−1.47Below flood stage1,330
30May 21, 20053.98−1.52Below flood stage1,330
31May 30, 19993.92−1.58Below flood stage1,260
32Jun 7, 20073.86−1.64Below flood stage1,320
33May 4, 19853.81−1.69Below flood stage918
34May 28, 19873.76−1.74Below flood stage880
35May 12, 20253.76−1.74Below flood stage1,980
36Jun 1, 20203.64−1.86Below flood stage1,830
37May 13, 20173.61−1.89Below flood stage1,650
38Jun 16, 19803.55−1.95Below flood stage2,250
39Jun 19, 20013.45−2.05Below flood stage747
40May 17, 20003.36−2.14Below flood stage723
41Jun 2, 20153.34−2.16Below flood stage1,400
42Jun 6, 20123.33−2.17Below flood stage1,230
43May 22, 20163.20−2.30Below flood stage1,270
44Sep 19, 20243.14−2.36Below flood stage1,310
45Jun 6, 20223.11−2.39Below flood stage1,240
46Jun 12, 20133.00−2.50Below flood stage975
47Jun 5, 20212.71−2.79Below flood stage965

Other gauges in Park County

Flood gauges in Park County
Corwin Springs11.014.72 ft, Jun 13, 20221
Livingston10.011.63 ft, Jun 13, 20221

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SLDM8, 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.