Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, 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.

• 3.9 ftAt 3.9 Feet, water is well out of its bank north of York Road. Most flooding in the ag fields next too the creek. From a combination of rain/snow melt.
• 3.5 ftAt 3.5 feet, the creek is out of its banks around the York Road crossing. Combination of rain and high snow melt from the Elkhorns. June 2023.
• 2.8 ftAt 2.8 feet the creek starts to come out of its bank near the York Road bridge crossing, just north of Chadwick Nursery. Starts flooding ag land in that region. All from snow melt.

Highest crests on record

1. 8.82 ft — May 22, 1981
2. 6.56 ft — June 19, 1975
3. 6.35 ft — June 5, 1948
4. 6.01 ft — June 9, 1964
5. 5.38 ft — February 8, 1996

Recent crests: 3.99 ft (June 20, 2018) · 1.82 ft (April 27, 2012) · 5.37 ft (June 7, 2011) · 3.63 ft (June 16, 2010) · 2.84 ft (May 20, 2009)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Tenmile Creek (MT) near Helena, MT
• Tenmile Creek (MT) near Rimini, MT
• Missouri River below Hauser Dam near Helena, MT
• Boulder River (Central MT) near Boulder, MT
• Missouri River below Holter Dam near Wolf Creek, MT
• Little Prickly Pear Creek at Wolf Creek, MT
• Missouri River at Toston, MT
• Clark Fork River at Deer Lodge, MT