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Stillwater River (South Central MT) near Absarokee

Highest listed crest 10.49 ftFlood stage 7.5 ft20 crests since 2005

The Stillwater River (South Central MT) near Absarokee crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2024. The highest, 10.49 ft on June 13, 2022, was major flooding, 2.99 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.49 ft
June 13, 2022; 16,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.5 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
1
28th of 93 gauges in Montana
Most recent flood crest
June 13, 2022
10.49 ft, major flooding
Location
Stillwater County
Montana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Stillwater River (South Central MT) near Absarokee
Flood stage (minor)7.50—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.01Jun 13, 2022Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 2005 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Stillwater River (South Central MT) near Absarokee, 2005 to 2024 4681012ft Flood stage 7.5 ftMajor 9.0 ft Jun 23, 2005: 5.55 ft, below flood stage; 6,150 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2006: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 4,960 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2007: 4.75 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2008: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 6,390 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2009: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 5,690 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2010: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 7,200 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2011: 6.86 ft, below flood stage; 9,950 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2012: 5.75 ft, below flood stage; 6,310 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2013: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 6,340 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2014: 6.39 ft, below flood stage; 7,240 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2015: 6.06 ft, below flood stage; 6,320 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2016: 5.80 ft, below flood stage; 5,640 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2017: 7.13 ft, below flood stage; 8,610 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2018: 7.01 ft, below flood stage; 7,610 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2019: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 8,070 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2020: 7.17 ft, below flood stage; 9,180 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 6.60 ft, below flood stage; 7,890 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2022: 10.49 ft, major flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2023: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 5,840 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2024: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 7,660 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.49 ft, Jun 13, 2022 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Stillwater River (South Central MT) near Absarokee 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1 2000s2010s2020s
  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. 62 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 6.21 ft on Jul 1, 1943; 6.44 ft on Jul 27, 1944; 5.63 ft on Jun 23, 1945; 4.79 ft on Jun 6, 1946; 5.57 ft on Jun 20, 1947; 6.63 ft on Jul 3, 1948; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Stillwater River (South Central MT) near Absarokee
1Jun 13, 202210.49+2.99Major16,900
2Jun 2, 20207.17−0.33Below flood stage9,180
3Jun 6, 20177.13−0.37Below flood stage8,610
4Jun 19, 20187.01−0.49Below flood stage7,610
5Jun 7, 20196.98−0.52Below flood stage8,070
6Jun 11, 20246.98−0.52Below flood stage7,660
7Jun 30, 20116.86−0.64Below flood stage9,950
8Jun 6, 20216.60−0.90Below flood stage7,890
9May 29, 20146.39−1.11Below flood stage7,240
10Jun 8, 20236.11−1.39Below flood stage5,840
11Jun 2, 20156.06−1.44Below flood stage6,320
12Jun 5, 20106.02−1.48Below flood stage7,200
13Jun 12, 20136.02−1.48Below flood stage6,340
14Jun 10, 20165.80−1.70Below flood stage5,640
15Jun 5, 20125.75−1.75Below flood stage6,310
16Jun 25, 20085.62−1.88Below flood stage6,390
17Jun 23, 20055.55−1.95Below flood stage6,150
18Jun 1, 20095.41−2.09Below flood stage5,690
19Jun 9, 20065.17−2.33Below flood stage4,960
20Jun 7, 20074.75−2.75Below flood stage3,850

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SRAM8, 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.