USGS Streamgage 06094900
Birch Creek below Heart Butte Road, near Heart Butte, MT
Birch Creek below Heart Butte Road, near Heart Butte, MT is USGS streamgage 06094900 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10030201. It sits on the Birch Creek, alongside 2 other gauges Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 102 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2021. Typical flow runs near 275.7 cfs in July and 24.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 102 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,277 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10030201
- Coordinates
- 48.24467, -112.69792
- USGS site number
- 06094900
- Records begin
- 2021-09-15 (5 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Birch Creek below Heart Butte Road, near Heart Butte, MT. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | 269 | 310 | ||
| 221 | 289 | 389 | ||
| 211 | 291 | 410 | ||
| 214 | 311 | 453 | ||
| 209 | 309 | 453 | ||
| 195 | 300 | 448 | ||
| 183 | 285 | 419 | ||
| 187 | 306 | 492 | ||
| 180 | 312 | 531 | ||
| 171 | 305 | 527 | ||
| 163 | 298 | 522 | ||
| 160 | 306 | 558 | ||
| 154 | 295 | 539 | ||
| 140 | 281 | 532 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 5 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | 12.5 | — | |
| February | — | 14 | — | |
| March | — | 15.9 | — | |
| April | — | 24.8 | — | |
| May | — | 171.9 | — | |
| June | — | 212.8 | — | |
| July | — | 275.7 | — | |
| August | — | 130.1 | — | |
| September | — | 227.9 | — | |
| October | — | 26.9 | — | |
| November | — | 15.1 | — | |
| December | — | 12.5 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Birch Creek below Heart Butte Road, near Heart Butte, MT normally run highest?
- July, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 275.7 cfs, against 12.5 cfs in January, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- How long has Birch Creek below Heart Butte Road, near Heart Butte, MT been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 06094900 begin in 2021, about 5 years, covering roughly 1,783 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Birch Creek below Heart Butte Road, near Heart Butte, MT?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Birch Creek below Heart Butte Road, near Heart Butte, MT?
- The gauge sits at 48.24467, -112.69792, in Montana, in hydrologic subbasin 10030201, at an elevation of about 4,277 feet, draining roughly 102 square miles.
- Can I use Birch Creek below Heart Butte Road, near Heart Butte, MT data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Upstream and downstream on the Birch Creek
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Birch Creek in full.
- Birch Creek below Heart Butte Road, near Heart Butte, MT this page
- Birch Creek at Robare, MT 132 sq mi
- Birch Creek at Bullhead Bridge, near Valier, MT 481 sq mi