USGS Streamgage 12324680
Clark Fork at Goldcreek, MT
Clark Fork at Goldcreek, MT is USGS streamgage 12324680 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17010201. It drains a watershed of about 1,774 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1977. Typical flow runs near 351.4 cfs in July and 559.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 1,774 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,180 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17010201
- Coordinates
- 46.58999, -112.92871
- USGS site number
- 12324680
- Records begin
- 1977-09-20 (49 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 49 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 | 204.5 | 333.7 | 479.4 | |
| February | 230.1 | 356.1 | 540.7 | |
| March | 300.2 | 438.2 | 722.8 | |
| April | 347.2 | 559.9 | 985.3 | |
| May | 373.7 | 893 | 1,936.5 | |
| June | 350.3 | 951.3 | 2,470 | |
| July | 168.8 | 351.4 | 1,101.7 | |
| August | 101.1 | 194.4 | 407.2 | |
| September | 140.6 | 251.5 | 478.9 | |
| October | 239.5 | 357.1 | 556.1 | |
| November | 278.6 | 370.7 | 557.1 | |
| December | 227.8 | 340 | 474.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Blacktail Creek above Grove Gulch, at Butte, MT
- Silver Bow Creek at Montana Street, at Butte, MT
- Silver Bow Creek below Blacktail Creek, at Butte, MT
- Silver Bow Creek at Opportunity, MT
- Mill Creek near Anaconda, MT
- Mill Creek at Opportunity, MT
- Willow Creek near Anaconda, MT
- Willow Creek at Opportunity, MT