Muddy Creek at Vaughn, MT

River level and flood forecast · Cascade County

Normal3.8 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM

The river is 8.2 ft below flood stage (12 ft).

Flow: 152 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 11 ftFlood 12 ftModerate 16 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage25 ft
Moderate flood stage16 ft
Flood stage12 ft
Action stage11 ft
Record crest (March 9, 1942)9.64 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 9.64 ft — March 9, 1942
  2. 9.5 ft — March 20, 1978
  3. 9.16 ft — June 17, 1948
  4. 9 ft — June 19, 2014
  5. 8.9 ft — June 5, 1925

Recent crests: 8.03 ft (June 21, 2018) · 9 ft (June 19, 2014) · 6.82 ft (May 15, 2013) · 5.36 ft (June 11, 2012) · 7.65 ft (June 9, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MDYM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.