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Around Birch Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Birch Creek is a 32.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Birch Cr bl Heart Butte Road, nr Heart Butte, MT (site 06094900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2021 to 2026
Birch Creek typically runs highest in July, at a median 297 cfs, and lowest in January, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 640 cfs, in 2022.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 7.6 to 16 |
| February | 14 | 6.7 to 17 |
| March | 16 | 10 to 18 |
| April | 20 | 12 to 22 |
| May | 165 | 98 to 270 |
| June | 211 | 184 to 305 |
| July | 297 | 187 to 351 |
| August | 115 | 42 to 181 |
| September | 232 | 131 to 290 |
| October | 25 | 22 to 67 |
| November | 17 | 12 to 26 |
| December | 13 | 8.8 to 15 |
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 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Birch Cr bl Heart Butte Road, nr Heart Butte, MT (site 06094900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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