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BIG SANDY CREEK

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Big Sandy Creek near Havre MT

HILL COUNTY, MT48.5267°N, -109.8416°W Updated 23 hr ago

FLOW RATE

138cfs

GAUGE HT

4.04ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

138cfs 365.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 112–152 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

329cfs

PERIOD LOW

83cfs

RUNNABLE

42%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

4.04ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

10.3in

≈ normal

10.33 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 9.97 in).

YTD Total

10.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

10.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.9–13.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.10" · normal 0.76" (0.3–1.3)

Jan

Feb: 0.39" · normal 0.63" (0.2–1.0)

Feb

Mar: 1.38" · normal 0.88" (0.3–1.3)

Mar

Apr: 1.35" · normal 1.57" (0.8–2.6)

Apr

May: 2.39" · normal 2.40" (0.8–4.2)

May

Jun: 4.54" · normal 3.01" (1.7–4.9)

Jun

Jul: 0.18" (so far)· normal 1.32" (0.2–2.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.07" (0.2–2.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.32" (0.4–2.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.11" (0.4–1.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.86" (0.3–1.7)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.70" (0.2–1.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo23:55 UTC

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Station Location

48.5267, -109.8416

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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