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Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning

Highest listed crest 13.58 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft54 crests since 1974

The Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning crested above flood stage 26 times among the 54 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1974 to 2022. The highest, 13.58 ft on June 19, 1975, was minor flooding, 6.58 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.58 ft
June 19, 1975; 20,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
26 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 27, 2019
8.45 ft, minor flooding
Location
Glacier County
Montana

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning
Action stage6.021Jun 21, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.026May 27, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

54 crests from 1974 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning, 1974 to 2022 468101214ft Flood stage 7.0 ft Jun 18, 1974: 6.74 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1975: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1976: 6.57 ft, action stageMay 14, 1976: 6.24 ft, action stage; 1,660 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1977: 5.18 ft, below flood stageMay 11, 1977: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 423 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1978: 6.20 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1979: 6.56 ft, action stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1980: 7.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1981: 7.38 ft, minor flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1982: 7.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,850 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1982: 8.08 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1983: 6.57 ft, action stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1984: 6.57 ft, action stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1984: 6.92 ft, action stageMay 26, 1985: 6.47 ft, action stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1986: 9.41 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1986: 9.41 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1986: 6.90 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1986: 8.60 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1987: 6.74 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1988: 6.59 ft, action stageMay 13, 1988: 6.32 ft, action stage; 754 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1989: 7.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1989: 7.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,470 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1989: 10.35 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1991: 9.25 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1992: 5.90 ft, below flood stage; 514 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1993: 6.90 ft, action stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1994: 8.62 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 1994: 6.65 ft, action stage; 986 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1995: 8.74 ft, minor flooding; 3,010 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1996: 8.16 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 1996: 7.57 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1997: 8.24 ft, minor flooding; 1,910 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1998: 7.18 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1999: 7.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2000: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 559 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2001: 6.77 ft, action stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2002: 8.81 ft, minor flooding; 2,750 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2003: 7.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,630 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2004: 5.63 ft, below flood stage; 475 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2005: 6.03 ft, action stage; 684 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2006: 6.65 ft, action stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2007: 8.47 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2007: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 617 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2008: 10.35 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2009: 6.71 ft, action stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2010: 5.97 ft, below flood stage; 814 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2011: 9.35 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2012: 6.86 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2018: 7.55 ft, minor flooding; 1,732 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2019: 8.45 ft, minor flooding; 2,567 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2022: 6.74 ft, action stage; 1,140 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.58 ft, Jun 19, 1975 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning 1970s: 1 1980s: 10 10 1990s: 8 2000s: 4 2010s: 3 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 54 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning
1Jun 19, 197513.58+6.58Minor20,700
2Dec 20, 198910.35+3.35Minor—
3May 25, 200810.35+3.35Minor6,000
4Feb 2, 19869.41+2.41Minor—
5Feb 24, 19869.41+2.41Minor—
6Jun 7, 20119.35+2.35Minor3,530
7May 19, 19919.25+2.25Minor3,530
8Jun 18, 20028.81+1.81Minor2,750
9Jun 7, 19958.74+1.74Minor3,010
10Jan 18, 19948.62+1.62Minor—
11Nov 10, 19868.60+1.60Minor—
12Jan 7, 20078.47+1.47Minor—
13May 27, 20198.45+1.45Minor2,567
14May 26, 19978.24+1.24Minor1,910
15Feb 9, 19968.16+1.16Minor—
16Dec 7, 19828.08+1.08Minor—
17May 26, 19807.80+0.80Minor3,260
18Jun 4, 19967.57+0.57Minor1,460
19Jun 19, 20187.55+0.55Minor1,732
20May 26, 20037.39+0.39Minor1,630
21May 23, 19817.38+0.38Minor2,220
22May 26, 19997.21+0.21Minor1,310
23Jun 17, 19987.18+0.18Minor1,100
24Jun 16, 19827.17+0.17Minor1,850
25Jun 11, 19897.11+0.11Minor2,000
26Nov 12, 19897.10+0.10Minor1,470
27Dec 11, 19846.92−0.08Action—
28May 29, 19866.90−0.10Action1,330
29May 15, 19936.90−0.10Action1,100
30Jun 6, 20126.86−0.14Action1,380
31Jun 4, 20016.77−0.23Action1,070
32Jun 18, 19746.74−0.26Action1,680
33May 1, 19876.74−0.26Action1,240
34Jun 21, 20226.74−0.26Action1,140
35May 31, 20096.71−0.29Action1,260
36May 12, 19946.65−0.35Action986
37May 19, 20066.65−0.35Action1,080
38Jan 2, 19886.59−0.41Action—
39Jan 1, 19766.57−0.43Action—
40May 27, 19836.57−0.43Action1,030
41May 31, 19846.57−0.43Action1,030
42May 27, 19796.56−0.44Action1,590
43May 26, 19856.47−0.53Action1,000
44May 13, 19886.32−0.68Action754
45May 14, 19766.24−0.76Action1,660
46Jun 6, 19786.20−0.80Action1,330
47May 17, 20056.03−0.97Action684
48Jun 17, 20105.97−1.03Below flood stage814
49May 1, 19925.90−1.10Below flood stage514
50May 23, 20005.89−1.11Below flood stage559

Other gauges in Glacier County

Flood gauges in Glacier County
International boundary7.513.46 ft, Jun 21, 19754

Glacier County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Montana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BDCM8, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.