USGS Streamgage 06131200
Nelson Creek near Van Norman, MT
Nelson Creek near Van Norman, MT is USGS streamgage 06131200 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10040104. It drains a watershed of about 110 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1975. Typical flow runs near 0 cfs in July and 0.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 110 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,291 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10040104
- Coordinates
- 47.53659, -106.15345
- USGS site number
- 06131200
- Records begin
- 1975-10-01 (51 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 50 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 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| February | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| March | 0 | 0.5 | 15.8 | |
| April | 0 | 0.2 | 3.7 | |
| May | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | |
| June | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | |
| July | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| October | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| November | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).