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Teton River near Dutton

Highest listed crest 20.48 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft79 crests since 1955

The Teton River near Dutton crested above flood stage 13 times among the 79 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1955 to 2019. The highest, 20.48 ft on June 9, 1964, was minor flooding, 11.48 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.48 ft
June 9, 1964; 71,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
13 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 29, 2019
11.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
Teton County
Montana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Teton River near Dutton
Action stage8.04Mar 24, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.013May 29, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

79 crests from 1955 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Teton River near Dutton, 1955 to 2019 0510152025ft Flood stage 9.0 ft Apr 1, 1955: 5.56 ft, below flood stageMar 21, 1956: 5.74 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 1957: 5.61 ft, below flood stageJun 21, 1958: 5.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1959: 8.68 ft, action stageMar 21, 1960: 8.30 ft, action stageDec 26, 1960: 4.02 ft, below flood stageMar 19, 1962: 5.77 ft, below flood stageFeb 7, 1963: 7.06 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1964: 20.48 ft, minor flooding; 71,300 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1965: 9.01 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1965: 6.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1966: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,580 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1967: 6.22 ft, below flood stage; 2,540 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1968: 4.08 ft, below flood stageSep 24, 1968: 3.09 ft, below flood stage; 410 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1969: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1970: 7.77 ft, below flood stageJun 15, 1970: 5.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1971: 8.90 ft, action stageJun 2, 1971: 7.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1972: 12.99 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1972: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1973: 4.68 ft, below flood stageApr 17, 1973: 3.89 ft, below flood stage; 258 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1974: 5.77 ft, below flood stageJun 24, 1974: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 552 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1975: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1976: 5.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1977: 3.02 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 1977: 2.65 ft, below flood stage; 304 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1978: 10.00 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 1980: 6.39 ft, below flood stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1981: 6.01 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1982: 5.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1983: 2.57 ft, below flood stage; 276 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1984: 2.20 ft, below flood stage; 178 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1985: 2.64 ft, below flood stage; 272 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1986: 12.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,290 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1987: 3.02 ft, below flood stage; 379 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1988: 2.44 ft, below flood stageJun 30, 1988: 2.10 ft, below flood stage; 124 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1989: 6.38 ft, below flood stageMar 24, 1989: 5.04 ft, below flood stage; 1,570 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1990: 5.57 ft, below flood stageMay 31, 1990: 3.69 ft, below flood stage; 623 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1991: 7.77 ft, below flood stage; 3,230 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1991: 3.13 ft, below flood stageJun 17, 1992: 2.27 ft, below flood stage; 154 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1993: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 501 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1994: 4.17 ft, below flood stageMay 21, 1994: 3.22 ft, below flood stage; 429 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1995: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1996: 9.86 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 1996: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1997: 6.94 ft, below flood stageMay 27, 1997: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1998: 3.79 ft, below flood stage; 611 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1999: 3.08 ft, below flood stage; 384 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2000: 2.84 ft, below flood stageJun 3, 2000: 1.98 ft, below flood stage; 124 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2001: 3.48 ft, below flood stageApr 10, 2001: 2.42 ft, below flood stage; 211 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2002: 7.07 ft, below flood stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2003: 5.96 ft, below flood stageMay 25, 2004: 2.22 ft, below flood stage; 168 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2005: 2.66 ft, below flood stage; 247 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2006: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 508 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2008: 5.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2009: 4.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2010: 3.19 ft, below flood stage; 360 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2011: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,240 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2012: 2.71 ft, below flood stage; 185 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2013: 3.25 ft, below flood stage; 322 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2014: 6.22 ft, below flood stageJun 21, 2014: 3.88 ft, below flood stage; 529 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2018: 10.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,769 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2019: 8.32 ft, action stage; 3,121 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.48 ft, Jun 9, 1964 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Teton River near Dutton 1950s: 0 1960s: 4 4 1970s: 4 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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

The 50 highest of 79 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Teton River near Dutton
1Jun 9, 196420.48+11.48Minor71,300
2Jun 20, 197514.80+5.80Minor16,000
3Mar 11, 197212.99+3.99Minor—
4Feb 26, 198612.04+3.04Minor7,290
5Jul 2, 196612.00+3.00Minor8,580
6May 29, 201911.70+2.70Minor6,800
7Mar 19, 196911.60+2.60Minor3,500
8Jun 10, 197211.60+2.60Minor2,300
9Jun 21, 201810.16+1.16Minor4,769
10Mar 18, 197810.00+1.00Minor—
11Feb 9, 19969.86+0.86Minor—
12Jun 10, 20119.23+0.23Minor4,240
13Apr 7, 19659.01+0.01Minor—
14Feb 14, 19718.90−0.10Action—
15Mar 9, 19598.68−0.32Action—
16Mar 24, 20198.32−0.68Action3,121
17Mar 21, 19608.30−0.70Action—
18Apr 9, 19707.77−1.23Below flood stage—
19Jun 22, 19917.77−1.23Below flood stage3,230
20Jun 2, 19717.62−1.38Below flood stage1,700
21Jun 11, 20027.07−1.93Below flood stage2,240
22Feb 7, 19637.06−1.94Below flood stage1,000
23Jan 2, 19976.94−2.06Below flood stage—
24Jun 17, 19656.50−2.50Below flood stage2,000
25May 26, 19806.39−2.61Below flood stage2,490
26Mar 10, 19896.38−2.62Below flood stage—
27Jun 14, 19676.22−2.78Below flood stage2,540
28Mar 11, 20146.22−2.78Below flood stage—
29May 24, 19816.01−2.99Below flood stage2,180
30Jun 21, 19585.96−3.04Below flood stage1,310
31Jun 15, 19705.96−3.04Below flood stage1,200
32Mar 15, 20035.96−3.04Below flood stage—
33Mar 19, 19625.77−3.23Below flood stage—
34Jan 17, 19745.77−3.23Below flood stage—
35Mar 21, 19565.74−3.26Below flood stage—
36Jun 8, 19955.62−3.38Below flood stage1,490
37Mar 2, 19575.61−3.39Below flood stage—
38Mar 9, 19905.57−3.43Below flood stage—
39Apr 1, 19555.56−3.44Below flood stage—
40May 6, 19765.47−3.53Below flood stage1,730
41Mar 13, 19965.40−3.60Below flood stage1,440
42Jul 1, 19825.35−3.65Below flood stage1,690
43May 27, 20085.21−3.79Below flood stage1,220
44May 27, 19975.20−3.80Below flood stage1,210
45Mar 24, 19895.04−3.96Below flood stage1,570
46Jun 24, 19744.88−4.12Below flood stage552
47May 5, 20094.87−4.13Below flood stage1,050
48Jan 15, 19734.68−4.32Below flood stage—
49Mar 8, 19944.17−4.83Below flood stage—
50Mar 5, 19684.08−4.92Below flood stage—

Gauges on the Teton River

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

Flood gauges on the Teton River
Choteau below South ForkMT9.09.25 ft, Jun 19, 20180
Dutton this gaugeMT9.020.48 ft, Jun 9, 19640

Other gauges in Teton County

Flood gauges in Teton County
Choteau below South Fork9.09.25 ft, Jun 19, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DTTM8, 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.