Missouri River at Fort Benton: current level
2.21 ft
No flooding · —
Observed · NOAA gauge FBNM8
- Stage
- 2.21 ft
- Flow
- 4.8 kcfs
- Flood stage
- 13.5 ft
- Category
- No flooding
- Trend
- —
- Observed
- Action stage
- 13.0 ft
- Moderate flood
- 15.0 ft
- Major flood
- 17.0 ft
The Missouri River gauge at Fort Benton, Montana (NOAA id FBNM8, USGS station 06090800) is in Chouteau County at 47.8169° N, 110.6661° W. Flood stage here is 13.5 feet; moderate flooding begins at 15 ft and major at 17 ft. It is the 39th gauge upriver of Rocheport, between Great Falls upriver and Virgelle downriver. Readings come from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service and refresh about once an hour.
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Source: NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FBNM8; observations courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey, station 06090800. This page fetches the gauge about once an hour; the observed time is NOAA’s.