USGS Streamgage 12366000
Whitefish River near Kalispell, MT
Whitefish River near Kalispell, MT is USGS streamgage 12366000 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17010210. It drains a watershed of about 170 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1928. Typical flow runs near 249.6 cfs in July and 205.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 170 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,978 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17010210
- Coordinates
- 48.32019, -114.27859
- USGS site number
- 12366000
- Records begin
- 1928-08-01 (98 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 96 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 | 35.5 | 58.6 | 122 | |
| February | 35.7 | 60.1 | 117 | |
| March | 52.1 | 86.3 | 159.6 | |
| April | 100.9 | 205.1 | 356 | |
| May | 306.1 | 492.7 | 788.3 | |
| June | 279.7 | 577.7 | 942.3 | |
| July | 114.5 | 249.6 | 445.9 | |
| August | 55.8 | 101.7 | 171.5 | |
| September | 37.6 | 76 | 123.5 | |
| October | 33 | 63 | 117.9 | |
| November | 36.3 | 66.8 | 120 | |
| December | 39.3 | 59.1 | 132.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).