USGS Streamgage 12325500
Flint Creek near Southern Cross, MT
Flint Creek near Southern Cross, MT is USGS streamgage 12325500 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17010202. It drains a watershed of about 54 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1940. Typical flow runs near 32.7 cfs in July and 23.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 54 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,597 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17010202
- Coordinates
- 46.23267, -113.29987
- USGS site number
- 12325500
- Records begin
- 1940-10-01 (86 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 85 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 | 4.6 | 14.9 | 31.4 | |
| February | 4.8 | 17.7 | 33.9 | |
| March | 5.4 | 16.7 | 43.5 | |
| April | 6.7 | 23.2 | 45.9 | |
| May | 11.8 | 29.6 | 71.9 | |
| June | 28.2 | 39 | 124.5 | |
| July | 28 | 32.7 | 86.1 | |
| August | 26.4 | 30.5 | 53 | |
| September | 22.5 | 30 | 46 | |
| October | 9.2 | 26.1 | 41.5 | |
| November | 5.3 | 20.6 | 37.5 | |
| December | 4.8 | 16.3 | 33.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).