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Around East Boulder River
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Before you go
- Timed entryTower Junction to Slough Creek Road Corridor Vehicle Day-Use Tickets
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · 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
East Boulder River is a 12.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge East Boulder River bl Dry Fork Cr nr Mcleod, MT (site 06197800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2020 to 2026
East Boulder River typically runs highest in June, at a median 247 cfs, and lowest in March, at 4.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 913 cfs, in 2022.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9 | 5.1 to 8.2 |
| February | 5.6 | 4.2 to 7.1 |
| March | 4.7 | 3.5 to 6.6 |
| April | 7.4 | 4.8 to 12 |
| May | 71 | 36 to 126 |
| June | 247 | 164 to 305 |
| July | 36 | 28 to 53 |
| August | 19 | 16 to 24 |
| September | 14 | 12 to 19 |
| October | 14 | 12 to 21 |
| November | 11 | 10 to 14 |
| December | 9.1 | 8.1 to 10 |
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 7 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for East Boulder River bl Dry Fork Cr nr Mcleod, MT (site 06197800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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