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Upper Missouri River Guides

Belt Creek near Fort Benton, MT

River62.1 mi
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Around Belt Creek

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center14.1 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Belt Creek is a 62.1 mile river near Upper Missouri River Guides in Montana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Belt Creek near Monarch MT (site 06090500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2026

Belt Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 558 cfs, and lowest in January, at 25 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,930 cfs, in 1953.

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Typical flow by month at Belt Creek near Monarch MT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2517 to 34
February2517 to 36
March2818 to 37
April8248 to 151
May558368 to 965
June444319 to 976
July157107 to 232
August7454 to 96
September5542 to 76
October5138 to 70
November4230 to 57
December3020 to 40

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 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Belt Creek near Monarch MT (site 06090500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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