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Libby Creek in Montana

River23.2 mi
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Around Libby Creek

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

Libby Creek is a 23.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Libby Wetland Site bl Schrieber Lake nr Libby, MT (site 480608115242901). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2012 to 2021

Libby Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 8.1 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 34 cfs, in 2012.

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Typical flow by month at Libby Wetland Site bl Schrieber Lake nr Libby, MT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1.00.7 to 1.3
February1.40.7 to 2.7
March3.31.8 to 6.2
April8.12.9 to 16
May4.52.3 to 8.2
June2.51.3 to 3.6
July1.70.7 to 2.2
August1.10.3 to 1.5
September0.80.2 to 1.1
October0.90.3 to 1.2
November1.00.6 to 1.2
December0.80.6 to 1.2

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Libby Wetland Site bl Schrieber Lake nr Libby, MT (site 480608115242901). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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