USGS Streamgage 06061500
Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, MT
Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, MT is USGS streamgage 06061500 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10030101. It drains a watershed of about 192 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1908. Typical flow runs near 45.5 cfs in July and 46.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 192 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,083 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10030101
- Coordinates
- 46.5191, -111.94679
- USGS site number
- 06061500
- Records begin
- 1908-07-01 (118 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 118 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 | 12 | 20.2 | 30.2 | |
| February | 12.7 | 21 | 34.5 | |
| March | 16.1 | 27.3 | 46.7 | |
| April | 25.7 | 46.2 | 82.7 | |
| May | 49.3 | 95.4 | 178.2 | |
| June | 45.6 | 102 | 249.9 | |
| July | 18.6 | 45.5 | 108.3 | |
| August | 11.5 | 24.5 | 55.8 | |
| September | 13 | 23.2 | 51.6 | |
| October | 16.8 | 27.2 | 50.4 | |
| November | 16.8 | 25.5 | 45.2 | |
| December | 13.6 | 22.3 | 35.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).