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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Soda Butte Creek is a 7.7 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Soda Butte Cr at Park Bndry at Silver Gate (site 06187915). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1999 to 2026
Soda Butte Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 342 cfs, and lowest in March, at 1.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,090 cfs, in 2022.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2.9 | 2.1 to 3.9 |
| February | 2.0 | 1.5 to 2.9 |
| March | 1.8 | 1.3 to 2.6 |
| April | 6.3 | 2.1 to 10 |
| May | 126 | 59 to 217 |
| June | 342 | 246 to 453 |
| July | 122 | 68 to 199 |
| August | 23 | 18 to 30 |
| September | 12 | 9.6 to 18 |
| October | 11 | 8.6 to 15 |
| November | 7.2 | 5.6 to 10 |
| December | 4.1 | 3.5 to 5.6 |
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 27 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Soda Butte Cr at Park Bndry at Silver Gate (site 06187915). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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