Flint Creek near Southern Cross MT water level

Name: Flint Creek near Southern Cross MT water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Flint Creek, Montana, United States

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.38ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 08:45 PM MDT (26 min ago)

Flow: 10.4 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Flint Creek near Southern Cross MT is running below normal at 0.38 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.38 ft and 0.43 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Flint Creek near Southern Cross MT

Low water exposes gravel bars that make good wading access, but some boat ramps may be left high and dry.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 64° 43° – Wind 16 mph

18 Sun 60° 37° – Wind 6 mph

19 Mon 66° 45° – Wind 10 mph

20 Tue 66° 43° – Wind 5 mph

21 Wed 64° 42° 0.00 in Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 64° 41° 0.04 in, 55% Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 45° 29° 0.33 in, 60% Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:59 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min Waxing gibbous 73%

Map

Other gauges on Flint Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Flint Creek at Maxville MTRiver gauge, Flint Creek	60.4 cfs	Low	−0.9 cfs	16 mi
Flint Creek near Drummond MTRiver gauge, Flint Creek	131 cfs	Normal	−3.0 cfs	28 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Georgetown Lake near PhilipsburgLake, Georgetown Lake	6,428.69 ft	High	+0.01 ft	1.6 mi
Middle Fork Rock Cr near Philipsburg MTRiver gauge, Middle Fork Rock Cr	54.2 cfs	Normal	−1.8 cfs	10 mi
Boulder Creek at Maxville MTRiver gauge, Boulder Creek	27.6 cfs	Normal	−0.6 cfs	17 mi
Lost Creek near Anaconda MTRiver gauge, Lost Creek	6.0 cfs	Normal	±0	20 mi
Warm Springs Creek near Anaconda MTRiver gauge, Warm Springs Creek	56.4 cfs	Low	±0	20 mi
Mill Creek near AnacondaRiver gauge, Mill Creek	11.0 cfs	Low	−0.5 cfs	21 mi
Willow Creek near AnacondaRiver gauge, Willow Creek	1.9 cfs	Normal	±0	23 mi
Mill Creek at OpportunityRiver gauge, Mill Creek	5.7 cfs	Normal	±0	24 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Flint Creek near Southern Cross MT today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 08:45 PM MDT, the water level was 0.38 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Flint Creek near Southern Cross MT rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Flint Creek near Southern Cross MT normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:12325500 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.23267, -113.29987 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.38 ft	2026-10-21 02:45	Provisional
Flow	10.4 cfs	2026-10-21 02:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Flint Creek near Southern Cross MT (usgs:12325500). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/montana/flint-creek-near-southern-cross-mt

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer