USGS Streamgage 12331500
Flint Creek near Drummond, MT
Flint Creek near Drummond, MT is USGS streamgage 12331500 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17010202. It drains a watershed of about 490 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1947. Typical flow runs near 67.8 cfs in July and 153.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 490 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,026 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17010202
- Coordinates
- 46.62873, -113.15069
- USGS site number
- 12331500
- Records begin
- 1947-10-20 (79 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 35 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 | 58.9 | 93.6 | 146.7 | |
| February | 64.9 | 104.8 | 161.6 | |
| March | 83.3 | 123.5 | 198.2 | |
| April | 83.7 | 153.6 | 317 | |
| May | 16.5 | 170.8 | 526.5 | |
| June | 32.5 | 202.9 | 722.9 | |
| July | 16.2 | 67.8 | 358.2 | |
| August | 7.5 | 32.2 | 118.3 | |
| September | 27 | 70.9 | 163.8 | |
| October | 87.5 | 145.3 | 198.2 | |
| November | 91.1 | 127.7 | 179.6 | |
| December | 62.6 | 100.9 | 147.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).