Missouri River: water levels along the river

We have 53 gauges on the Missouri River. 14 of them read below normal for the date, and none is running high.

On this page the river runs through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Fall is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.