USGS Streamgage 06101200
Willow Creek near Galata, MT
Willow Creek near Galata, MT is USGS streamgage 06101200 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10030204. It drains a watershed of about 818 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1976. Typical flow runs near 0 cfs in July and 3.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 818 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,029 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10030204
- Coordinates
- 48.44866, -111.34531
- USGS site number
- 06101200
- Records begin
- 1976-10-01 (50 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 | |
| February | 0 | 1.3 | 38.3 | |
| March | 0 | 0.2 | 293.7 | |
| April | 0 | 3.2 | 171 | |
| May | 0 | 2.7 | 58.6 | |
| June | 0 | 2 | 24.3 | |
| July | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| August | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | |
| September | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | |
| October | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| November | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | |
| December | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).