USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

06099000 CUT BANK CREEK AT CUT BANK, MT

LOCATION - Lat 48°38'00.25", long 112°20'47.33" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.11, T.33 N., R.6 W., Glacier County, MT, Hydrologic Unit 10030202, Blackfeet Indian Reservation, near center span on downstream side of U.S. Highway 2 bridge, 0.7 mi west of Cut Bank, 0.8 mi downstream from Old Maids Coulee, and at river mile 17.7 (revised).

DRAINAGE AREA - 1,032 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1309; 1907-8; 1910-11; 1924-25. WSP 1509: 1911; 1916, maximum discharge (M). WSP 1559: 1905 (M); 1908 (M). WSP 1709: 1959. WSP 1729: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1905 to October 1919, May to July 1920, May 1922 to October 1924, May 1951 to September 1973, October 1981 to September 2006, October 2014 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in Water Supply Paper (WSP) 1309.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 3,561.42 ft, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to May 12, 1922, nonrecording gage at several sites 0.5 mi upstream at various elevations. May 12, 1922 to Nov. 1, 1924, nonrecording gage at present site and different elevation.

REMARKS - Few minor diversions for irrigation occur upstream from station. Natural flow of stream may be affected by return flow from Two Medicine Canal which irrigates lands upstream from the station.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 20, 1975 reached a discharge of 5,200 ft³/s, gage height, 8.2 ft, from floodmarks.