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Around Yellowstone Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Yellowstone Creek is an 11.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellowstone R @ Bridge Cmpgrnd near Altonah, UT (site 09292000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1997 to 2026
Yellowstone Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 231 cfs, and lowest in February, at 24 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,720 cfs, in 2010.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 27 | 23 to 33 |
| February | 24 | 22 to 29 |
| March | 26 | 22 to 31 |
| April | 45 | 38 to 55 |
| May | 183 | 119 to 328 |
| June | 231 | 110 to 522 |
| July | 82 | 54 to 151 |
| August | 58 | 46 to 99 |
| September | 59 | 47 to 85 |
| October | 46 | 35 to 64 |
| November | 38 | 33 to 46 |
| December | 30 | 25 to 39 |
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 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellowstone R @ Bridge Cmpgrnd near Altonah, UT (site 09292000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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