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Yellowstone River near Livingston

Highest listed crest 11.63 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft92 crests since 1929

The Yellowstone River near Livingston crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 92 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2024. The highest, 11.63 ft on June 13, 2022, was major flooding, 1.63 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Yellowstone River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.63 ft
June 13, 2022; 55,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
1
28th of 93 gauges in Montana
Most recent flood crest
June 13, 2022
11.63 ft, major 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, Yellowstone River near Livingston
Flood stage (minor)10.03Jun 1, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.51Jun 6, 1997Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.01Jun 13, 2022Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

92 crests from 1929 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yellowstone River near Livingston, 1929 to 2024 4681012ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Jun 17, 1929: 7.42 ft, below flood stage; 19,000 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1930: 6.61 ft, below flood stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1931: 6.31 ft, below flood stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1932: 7.76 ft, below flood stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1938: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1939: 6.89 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1940: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1941: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1942: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 18,500 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1943: 9.34 ft, below flood stage; 30,600 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1944: 6.06 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1945: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1946: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 15,800 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1947: 7.85 ft, below flood stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1948: 9.10 ft, below flood stage; 26,800 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1949: 6.88 ft, below flood stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1950: 7.82 ft, below flood stage; 21,400 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1951: 7.58 ft, below flood stage; 20,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1952: 8.20 ft, below flood stage; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1953: 7.75 ft, below flood stage; 21,200 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1954: 7.49 ft, below flood stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1955: 6.29 ft, below flood stage; 14,900 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1956: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 25,800 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1957: 7.71 ft, below flood stage; 21,900 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1958: 6.64 ft, below flood stage; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1959: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 24,200 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1960: 6.21 ft, below flood stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1961: 6.47 ft, below flood stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1962: 7.33 ft, below flood stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1963: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 20,200 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1964: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 20,200 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1965: 8.11 ft, below flood stage; 27,900 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1966: 6.37 ft, below flood stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1967: 7.98 ft, below flood stage; 24,900 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1968: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 24,600 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1969: 7.23 ft, below flood stage; 21,200 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1970: 7.87 ft, below flood stage; 24,400 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1971: 8.45 ft, below flood stage; 29,200 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1972: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 26,700 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1973: 7.18 ft, below flood stage; 21,100 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1974: 9.21 ft, below flood stage; 36,300 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1975: 8.17 ft, below flood stage; 25,700 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1976: 7.51 ft, below flood stage; 21,400 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1977: 5.78 ft, below flood stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1978: 7.87 ft, below flood stage; 26,000 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1979: 7.05 ft, below flood stage; 20,100 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1980: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 15,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1981: 7.72 ft, below flood stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1982: 8.62 ft, below flood stage; 27,900 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1983: 6.93 ft, below flood stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1984: 6.95 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1985: 6.14 ft, below flood stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1986: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 24,000 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1987: 5.61 ft, below flood stageJun 8, 1987: 4.21 ft, below flood stage; 7,450 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1988: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1989: 6.60 ft, below flood stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1990: 6.81 ft, below flood stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1991: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 23,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1992: 5.92 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1993: 8.07 ft, below flood stage; 24,000 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1994: 6.73 ft, below flood stage; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1995: 8.01 ft, below flood stage; 23,700 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1996: 9.97 ft, below flood stage; 37,100 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1997: 10.72 ft, moderate flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1998: 7.95 ft, below flood stage; 18,800 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1999: 8.67 ft, below flood stage; 23,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2000: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2001: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 14,800 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2002: 8.81 ft, below flood stage; 25,600 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2003: 9.46 ft, below flood stage; 27,200 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 7.16 ft, below flood stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2005: 8.04 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2006: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2007: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2008: 9.52 ft, below flood stage; 26,300 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2009: 9.08 ft, below flood stage; 23,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2010: 9.23 ft, below flood stage; 28,100 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2011: 10.15 ft, minor flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2012: 8.48 ft, below flood stage; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2013: 7.64 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2014: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 32,700 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2015: 7.63 ft, below flood stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2016: 7.01 ft, below flood stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2017: 9.62 ft, below flood stage; 26,300 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2018: 10.18 ft, minor flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2019: 8.72 ft, below flood stage; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2020: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 7.79 ft, below flood stage; 18,500 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2022: 11.63 ft, major flooding; 55,200 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2023: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 22,100 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2024: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 24,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.63 ft, Jun 13, 2022 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yellowstone River near Livingston 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 2 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 92 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Yellowstone River near Livingston
1Jun 13, 202211.63+1.63Major55,200
2Jun 6, 199710.72+0.72Moderate38,000
3Jun 1, 202010.20+0.20Minor30,600
4May 27, 201810.18+0.18Minor33,600
5Jun 30, 201110.15+0.15Minor40,600
6Jun 10, 19969.97−0.03Below flood stage37,100
7May 29, 20149.70−0.30Below flood stage32,700
8Jun 6, 20179.62−0.38Below flood stage26,300
9Jun 25, 20089.52−0.48Below flood stage26,300
10Jun 1, 20039.46−0.54Below flood stage27,200
11Jun 20, 19439.34−0.66Below flood stage30,600
12Jun 5, 20109.23−0.77Below flood stage28,100
13Jun 17, 19749.21−0.79Below flood stage36,300
14Jun 4, 19489.10−0.90Below flood stage26,800
15May 20, 20099.08−0.92Below flood stage23,500
16Jun 2, 20028.81−1.19Below flood stage25,600
17May 21, 20068.80−1.20Below flood stage22,600
18Jun 7, 20198.72−1.28Below flood stage22,800
19Jun 22, 19998.67−1.33Below flood stage23,400
20Jun 29, 19828.62−1.38Below flood stage27,900
21Jun 2, 19568.57−1.43Below flood stage25,800
22Jun 6, 20128.48−1.52Below flood stage23,500
23Jun 23, 19718.45−1.55Below flood stage29,200
24Jun 15, 19598.43−1.57Below flood stage24,200
25Jun 7, 19528.20−1.80Below flood stage22,800
26Jul 6, 19758.17−1.83Below flood stage25,700
27May 29, 20008.12−1.88Below flood stage19,300
28Jun 13, 19658.11−1.89Below flood stage27,900
29Jun 8, 19728.10−1.90Below flood stage26,700
30Jun 6, 19868.10−1.90Below flood stage24,000
31May 21, 19938.07−1.93Below flood stage24,000
32May 21, 20058.04−1.96Below flood stage17,900
33Jun 6, 19958.01−1.99Below flood stage23,700
34Jun 22, 19677.98−2.02Below flood stage24,900
35Jun 26, 19987.95−2.05Below flood stage18,800
36Jun 20, 19687.91−2.09Below flood stage24,600
37Jun 10, 20247.91−2.09Below flood stage24,100
38Jun 6, 19917.89−2.11Below flood stage23,000
39Jun 9, 19707.87−2.13Below flood stage24,400
40Jun 10, 19787.87−2.13Below flood stage26,000
41Jun 20, 19477.85−2.15Below flood stage20,600
42Jun 23, 19507.82−2.18Below flood stage21,400
43Jun 6, 20217.79−2.21Below flood stage18,500
44Jun 25, 19327.76−2.24Below flood stage20,800
45Jun 14, 19537.75−2.25Below flood stage21,200
46Jun 9, 19817.72−2.28Below flood stage23,800
47Jun 5, 19577.71−2.29Below flood stage21,900
48May 15, 20137.64−2.36Below flood stage17,900
49Jun 2, 20157.63−2.37Below flood stage15,600
50Jun 6, 19387.60−2.40Below flood stage18,300

The worst floods along the Yellowstone River

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

June 13, 2022: 11.63 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Yellowstone River

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

Flood gauges on the Yellowstone River
Corwin SpringsMT11.014.72 ft, Jun 13, 20221
Livingston this gaugeMT10.011.63 ft, Jun 13, 20221

Other gauges in Park County

Flood gauges in Park County
Livingston5.56.80 ft, Jun 20, 19790
Corwin Springs11.014.72 ft, Jun 13, 20221

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LIVM8, 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.