USGS Streamgage 06146980
Lodge Creek near Chinook, MT
Lodge Creek near Chinook, MT is USGS streamgage 06146980 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10050007. It drains a watershed of about 1,050 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2025. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 1,050 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,446 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10050007
- Coordinates
- 48.67536, -109.275
- USGS site number
- 06146980
- Records begin
- 2025-03-21 (1 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Lodge Creek near Chinook, MT. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
Common questions
- How long has Lodge Creek near Chinook, MT been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 06146980 begin in 2025, about 1 years, covering roughly 352 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Lodge Creek near Chinook, MT?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Lodge Creek near Chinook, MT?
- The gauge sits at 48.67536, -109.275, in Montana, in hydrologic subbasin 10050007, at an elevation of about 2,446 feet, draining roughly 1,050 square miles.
- Can I use Lodge Creek near Chinook, MT data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.