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Canyon Creek in Montana

Stream15.9 mi
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Around Canyon Creek

Canyon Creek Cabin0.9 miDivide Bridge Campground8.6 mi5 mi

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

Canyon Creek is a 15.9 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Hole River at Maiden Rock nr Divide MT (site 06025250). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1998 to 2026

Canyon Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 2,985 cfs, and lowest in September, at 300 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,500 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Big Hole River at Maiden Rock nr Divide MT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
March354321 to 456
April1,235865 to 1,640
May2,6701,630 to 3,600
June2,9851,790 to 4,460
July852490 to 1,140
August310244 to 450
September300229 to 371
October410316 to 490

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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Hole River at Maiden Rock nr Divide MT (site 06025250). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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