What is the water temperature on Tongue River?
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 Monarch Water Level & Fishing Conditions
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About This Gauge
USGS 06299980 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 15 years of USGS daily records, Tongue River here runs highest in June (typically about 800 cfs) and lowest in January (about 75 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 11 times the flow of the low month.
| Month | Typical flow |
|---|---|
| January | 75 cfs |
| February | 81 cfs |
| March | 95 cfs |
| April | 150 cfs |
| May | 590 cfs |
| June | 800 cfs |
| July | 190 cfs |
| August | 83 cfs |
| September | 81 cfs |
| October | 110 cfs |
| November (this month) | 91 cfs |
| December | 76 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 4,200 cfs, on May 29, 2018. The highest water level on record is 9.37 ft, on January 9, 2009. Annual peak records here run from 2004 to 2018.
Gauges Along Tongue River
USGS runs 9 gauges on Tongue River, listed here from upstream to downstream. This gauge measures runoff from 478 square miles of watershed.
- TONGUE RIVER NEAR DAYTON, WY · drains 206 sq mi
- TONGUE RIVER AT MONARCH, WY · this gauge · 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
- Goose Creek near Acme, WY · 1.8 mi
- PRAIRIE DOG CR AT WAKELEY SIDING, NR SHERIDAN, WY · 7.9 mi
- Prairie Dog Creek near Acme, WY · 10.6 mi
- BIG GOOSE CREEK ABOVE PARK CREEK, NEAR SHERIDAN,WY · 12.1 mi
- WOLF CREEK AT WOLF, WY · 13.7 mi
- HIGHLINE DITCH NEAR DAYTON, WY · 14.3 mi
- BIG GOOSE CREEK NEAR SHERIDAN, WY · 15.8 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
What other gauges should I check near Tongue River?
Other gauges on Tongue River worth checking include TONGUE RIVER NEAR DAYTON, 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 15 years of USGS daily records, Tongue River here runs highest in June (typically about 800 cfs) and lowest in January (about 75 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 11 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 4,200 cfs, on May 29, 2018. The highest water level on record is 9.37 ft, on January 9, 2009. Annual peak records here run from 2004 to 2018.
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