Beaver Creek (MT) near Saco, MT

River level and flood forecast · Phillips County

Normal1.0 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM

The river is 10.0 ft below flood stage (11 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-2.502.557.51012.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 9 ftFlood 11 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Flood stage11 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (September 26, 1986)14.68 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 13 ftLower Harb Road starts to flood at the Beaver Creek Bridge.
  • 11 ftThis is the estimated flood stage. Low land flooding begins.

Highest crests on record

  1. 14.68 ft — September 26, 1986
  2. 13.3 ft — October 7, 2016
  3. 12.93 ft — March 24, 2011
  4. 12.35 ft — April 6, 2018
  5. 12.18 ft — August 28, 2014

Recent crests: 11.4 ft (April 10, 2023) · 11.22 ft (March 25, 2019) · 12.35 ft (April 6, 2018) · 13.3 ft (October 7, 2016) · 11.75 ft (May 15, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GSCM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.