USGS Streamgage 06142400
Clear Creek near Chinook, MT
Clear Creek near Chinook, MT is USGS streamgage 06142400 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10050004. It drains a watershed of about 135 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1984. Typical flow runs near 6.8 cfs in July and 15.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 135 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,466 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10050004
- Coordinates
- 48.57887, -109.39113
- USGS site number
- 06142400
- Records begin
- 1984-06-01 (42 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 42 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
Only 9 of 12 months have enough record to summarize; the rest are omitted.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | — | 52.5 | — | |
| April | 0.7 | 15.8 | 71.1 | |
| May | 0.4 | 27 | 141.2 | |
| June | 0.5 | 22.5 | 138 | |
| July | 0 | 6.8 | 50.3 | |
| August | 0 | 0.2 | 18.8 | |
| September | 0 | 0.5 | 17.8 | |
| October | 0 | 7.5 | 35.8 | |
| November | — | 7.8 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
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