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This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Tongue River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
Tongue River at Dayton Water Level & Fishing Conditions
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About This Gauge
USGS 06298000 is a public stream gauge on Tongue River in Wyoming. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There is 1 same-waterway gauge nearby for upstream and downstream comparison.
How Tongue River Runs Through the Year
Across 91 years of USGS daily records, Tongue River here runs highest in June (typically about 620 cfs) and lowest in March (about 51 cfs). That is a snowmelt pattern: flows build through spring, crest in early summer as high-country snow melts, and the peak month carries about 12 times the flow of the low month.
| Month | Typical flow |
|---|---|
| January | 55 cfs |
| February | 52 cfs |
| March | 51 cfs |
| April | 80 cfs |
| May | 440 cfs |
| June | 620 cfs |
| July | 210 cfs |
| August | 100 cfs |
| September | 77 cfs |
| October | 77 cfs |
| November (this month) | 66 cfs |
| December | 60 cfs |
Typical flow is the average of the USGS daily median for each day of the month at this gauge.
Tongue River Flood and Flow Records
The highest flow USGS has recorded at this gauge is 3,400 cfs, on June 3, 1944. The water stood 6.45 ft on the gauge that day. Annual peak records here run from 1919 to 2021.
Gauges Along Tongue River
USGS runs 9 gauges on Tongue River, listed here from upstream to downstream. This is the farthest upstream. This gauge measures runoff from 206 square miles of watershed.
- TONGUE RIVER NEAR DAYTON, WY · this gauge · drains 206 sq mi
- TONGUE RIVER AT MONARCH, WY · drains 478 sq mi
- Tongue River at State Line nr Decker MT · drains 1,453 sq mi
- Tongue River at Tongue R Dam nr Decker MT · drains 1,784 sq mi
- Tongue R at Birney Day School Br nr Birney MT · drains 2,634 sq mi
- Tongue River at Ashland, MT · drains 2,900 sq mi
- Tongue R bl Brandenberg bridge nr Ashland MT · drains 3,882 sq mi
- Tongue R ab T & Y Div Dam nr Miles City, MT · drains 4,505 sq mi
- Tongue River at Miles City, MT · drains 5,405 sq mi
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
Other Nearby Gauges
- HIGHLINE DITCH NEAR DAYTON, WY · 0.3 mi
- WOLF CREEK AT WOLF, WY · 6.3 mi
- BIG GOOSE CREEK ABOVE PARK CREEK, NEAR SHERIDAN,WY · 11.3 mi
- EAST PASS CREEK NEAR DAYTON, WY · 11.3 mi
- BIG GOOSE CREEK NEAR SHERIDAN, WY · 11.8 mi
- BIG GOOSE C AB PK DITCH, IN CANYON, NR SHERIDAN,WY · 12.0 mi
- WEST PASS CREEK NEAR PARKMAN, WY · 12.9 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
What other gauges should I check near Tongue River?
Other gauges on Tongue River worth checking include TONGUE RIVER AT MONARCH, WY (14.3 miles away). Same-waterway gauges are usually the best upstream and downstream cross-check when you are deciding whether conditions are improving or dropping out.
When is Tongue River highest and lowest?
Across 91 years of USGS daily records, Tongue River here runs highest in June (typically about 620 cfs) and lowest in March (about 51 cfs). That is a snowmelt pattern: flows build through spring, crest in early summer as high-country snow melts, and the peak month carries about 12 times the flow of the low month.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on Tongue River?
The highest flow USGS has recorded at this gauge is 3,400 cfs, on June 3, 1944. The water stood 6.45 ft on the gauge that day. Annual peak records here run from 1919 to 2021.
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