USGS Streamgage 06187915
Soda Butte Creek at Park Bndry at Silver Gate
Soda Butte Creek at Park Bndry at Silver Gate is USGS streamgage 06187915 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10070001. It drains a watershed of about 31 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1998. Typical flow runs near 141.6 cfs in July and 7.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 31 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 7,348 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10070001
- Coordinates
- 45.00283, -110.00187
- USGS site number
- 06187915
- Records begin
- 1998-10-01 (28 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 27 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 | 1.9 | 3 | 5 | |
| February | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 | |
| March | 0.9 | 1.8 | 4.6 | |
| April | 1.8 | 7.7 | 25.8 | |
| May | 46 | 120.3 | 324.4 | |
| June | 180.1 | 356.7 | 585 | |
| July | 56.4 | 141.6 | 295.9 | |
| August | 15.6 | 26.5 | 51.1 | |
| September | 8.3 | 12.3 | 29 | |
| October | 5.9 | 10.7 | 20.2 | |
| November | 4.4 | 7.1 | 13.9 | |
| December | 2.7 | 4.2 | 7.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).