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Frenchman Creek in Montana

River40.6 mi
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Around Frenchman Creek

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Frenchman Creek is a 40.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Frenchman River at international boundary (site 06164000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1917 to 2017

Frenchman Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 132 cfs, and lowest in February, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,200 cfs, in 1952.

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Typical flow by month at Frenchman River at international boundary, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
February0.00.0 to 0.0
March175.0 to 68
April13232 to 403
May5624 to 119
June3819 to 79
July195.4 to 44
August9.71.2 to 24
September0.60.0 to 7.5
October1.10.0 to 14
November120.0 to 28
December0.00.0 to 23

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 100 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Frenchman River at international boundary (site 06164000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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