USGS Streamgage 06071300
Little Prickly Pear Creek at Wolf Creek, MT
Little Prickly Pear Creek at Wolf Creek, MT is USGS streamgage 06071300 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10030101. It drains a watershed of about 391 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1962. Typical flow runs near 59.7 cfs in July and 102.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 391 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,560 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10030101
- Coordinates
- 47.00544, -112.07031
- USGS site number
- 06071300
- Records begin
- 1962-05-01 (64 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 64 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 | 27.1 | 45.6 | 65.2 | |
| February | 30 | 47.5 | 77.1 | |
| March | 40.1 | 60.2 | 106.9 | |
| April | 57.4 | 102.2 | 248.1 | |
| May | 49.9 | 155.4 | 528 | |
| June | 49.6 | 120 | 400.5 | |
| July | 27.7 | 59.7 | 161.5 | |
| August | 17.5 | 37.1 | 84.5 | |
| September | 19.9 | 35.9 | 78.7 | |
| October | 29.6 | 43.4 | 75 | |
| November | 33.2 | 50.6 | 78.2 | |
| December | 29.6 | 47.6 | 72 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).