Mill Creek near Anaconda water level

Name: Mill Creek near Anaconda water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Mill Creek, Montana, United States

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

2.20ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:00 AM MDT (57 min ago)

Flow: 11.5 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Mill Creek near Anaconda is running below normal at 2.20 ft.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 2.19 ft and 2.24 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 Mill Creek near Anaconda

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.

18 Sun 64° 39° – Wind 10 mph

19 Mon 67° 44° – Wind 17 mph

20 Tue 64° 40° – Wind 5 mph

21 Wed 66° 41° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 67° 42° 0.02 in, 55% Wind 8 mph

23 Fri 52° 34° 0.08 in, 64% Wind 9 mph

24 Sat 54° 33° – Wind 4 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:56 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 42 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on Mill Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mill Creek at OpportunityRiver gauge, Mill Creek	5.7 cfs	Normal	−2.0 cfs	4.8 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Willow Creek near AnacondaRiver gauge, Willow Creek	2.1 cfs	Normal	±0	1.7 mi
Warm Springs Creek near Anaconda MTRiver gauge, Warm Springs Creek	57.5 cfs	Low	+1.1 cfs	3.6 mi
Willow Creek at OpportunityRiver gauge, Willow Creek	4.0 cfs	Very low	−0.3 cfs	5.4 mi
Lost Creek near Anaconda MTRiver gauge, Lost Creek	5.8 cfs	Normal	−0.6 cfs	5.5 mi
Silver Bow Creek at Opportunity MTRiver gauge, Silver Bow Creek	21.8 cfs	Very low	−1.3 cfs	5.6 mi
Warm Springs Creek at Warm Springs MTRiver gauge, Warm Springs Creek	46.1 cfs	Normal	+0.9 cfs	9 mi
Silver Bow Creek at Warm Springs MTRiver gauge, Silver Bow Creek	30.5 cfs	Low	±0	9 mi
Clark Fork near Galen MTRiver gauge, Clark Fork	83.2 cfs	Normal	±0	11 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 Mill Creek near Anaconda today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:00 AM MDT, the water level was 2.20 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Mill Creek near Anaconda rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Mill Creek near Anaconda 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:12323670 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.08297, -112.91719 (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	2.20 ft	2026-10-20 08:00	Provisional
Flow	11.5 cfs	2026-10-20 08:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Mill Creek near Anaconda (usgs:12323670). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/montana/mill-creek-near-anaconda

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