USGS Streamgage 06006000
Red Rock Creek ab Lakes, near Lakeview, MT
Red Rock Creek ab Lakes, near Lakeview, MT is USGS streamgage 06006000 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10020001. It drains a watershed of about 37 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1997. Typical flow runs near 46.1 cfs in July and 27 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 37 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,689 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10020001
- Coordinates
- 44.61579, -111.62567
- USGS site number
- 06006000
- Records begin
- 1997-06-10 (29 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 29 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
Only 9 of 12 months have enough record to summarize; the rest are omitted.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | 24.7 | — | |
| March | — | 20.2 | — | |
| April | 17 | 27 | 47.9 | |
| May | 29.7 | 62.2 | 104.5 | |
| June | 36.7 | 88.7 | 167.1 | |
| July | 22.9 | 46.1 | 102 | |
| August | 19.9 | 31.3 | 54.5 | |
| September | 17.7 | 27 | 41.6 | |
| October | 16.6 | 24.3 | 37.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).