Little Prickly Pear Creek at Wolf Creek, MT

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 5 ftAt 5.0 feet, Little Prickly Pear Creek starts to flood Lyons Creek Road, under the railroad bridge, about 5 miles south of the city of Wolf Creek. Mostly from snowmelt, but some rain. Previous 5 days were in the 80s in the Helena valley. (Early May 2023)

Highest crests on record

1. 7.84 ft — June 9, 2011
2. 7.65 ft — June 9, 1964
3. 7.45 ft — May 7, 1975
4. 6.88 ft — February 9, 1996
5. 6.48 ft — May 25, 2008

Recent crests: 4.48 ft (April 28, 2012) · 7.84 ft (June 9, 2011) · 4.32 ft (June 18, 2010) · 4.88 ft (May 20, 2009) · 6.48 ft (May 25, 2008)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamMissouri River below Holter Dam near Wolf Creek, MT
• Dearborn River near Craig, MT
• Missouri River below Hauser Dam near Helena, MT
• Missouri River at Cascade, MT
• Tenmile Creek (MT) near Helena, MT
• Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, MT
• Tenmile Creek (MT) near Rimini, MT
• Smith River (MT) near Eden, MT