Around here
Around Flint Creek
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
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
Flint Creek is a 39.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Flint Creek near Drummond MT (site 12331500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1991 to 2026
Flint Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 198 cfs, and lowest in August, at 32 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,490 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 72 to 122 |
| February | 104 | 86 to 125 |
| March | 122 | 102 to 154 |
| April | 148 | 103 to 193 |
| May | 166 | 36 to 342 |
| June | 198 | 75 to 417 |
| July | 60 | 31 to 200 |
| August | 32 | 15 to 58 |
| September | 63 | 38 to 113 |
| October | 146 | 113 to 179 |
| November | 126 | 109 to 152 |
| December | 100 | 81 to 122 |
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 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Flint Creek near Drummond MT (site 12331500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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