Warm Springs Creek near Anaconda, MT

River level and flood forecast · Deer Lodge County

Normal0.0 ftas of Mon 8:30 PM

The river is 4.4 ft below flood stage (4.4 ft).

Flow: 63 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-20246TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 4 ftFlood 4.4 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Jan 1, 12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Flood stage4.4 ft
Action stage4 ft
Record crest (June 24, 2011)4.85 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 4.8 ftWater flowing across Cedar Street bridge and causing north cedar street to become inaccessible.
  • 4.4 ftFlooding affects low-lying areas of Washoe Park. In addition, homes located 1 to 2 miles west of Anaconda will have water running across their property.

Highest crests on record

  1. 4.85 ft — June 24, 2011
  2. 4.18 ft — June 1, 2009
  3. 4.17 ft — May 31, 2003
  4. 4.17 ft — June 16, 2010
  5. 4.14 ft — June 23, 2008

Recent crests: 3.54 ft (June 5, 2021) · 4.03 ft (June 1, 2020) · 4.12 ft (June 19, 2018) · 4.1 ft (June 14, 2017) · 4.85 ft (June 24, 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 (ANDM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.