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Cut Bank Creek in Montana

River41.1 mi
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10 mi

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

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Cut Bank Creek is a 41.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cut Bank Cr ab Gillam Coulee, nr Sundance, MT (site 06098800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2019 to 2026

Cut Bank Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 338 cfs, and lowest in September, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,440 cfs, in 2022.

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Typical flow by month at Cut Bank Cr ab Gillam Coulee, nr Sundance, MT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3617 to 57
February3118 to 59
March6423 to 96
April11089 to 182
May338228 to 499
June327222 to 604
July8138 to 192
August2610 to 38
September126.5 to 18
October1815 to 51
November6431 to 118
December4124 to 96

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 6 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cut Bank Cr ab Gillam Coulee, nr Sundance, MT (site 06098800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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