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Beaver Creek (MT) near Saco

Highest listed crest 14.68 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft14 crests since 1986

The Beaver Creek (MT) near Saco crested above flood stage 12 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1986 to 2023. The highest, 14.68 ft on September 26, 1986, was minor flooding, 3.68 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.68 ft
September 26, 1986; 23,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
12 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 10, 2023
11.40 ft, minor flooding
Location
Phillips County
Montana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Beaver Creek (MT) near Saco
Action stage9.02Jun 9, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.012Apr 10, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1986 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Beaver Creek (MT) near Saco, 1986 to 2023 101112131415ft Flood stage 11.0 ft Sep 26, 1986: 14.68 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1989: 11.09 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1996: 11.42 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2004: 10.94 ft, action stageMar 24, 2011: 12.93 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2011: 11.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,525 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2011: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,311 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2013: 10.98 ft, action stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2014: 12.18 ft, minor flooding; 4,642 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2016: 11.75 ft, minor flooding; 2,641 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2016: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 9,041 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2018: 12.35 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2019: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,168 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2023: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 2,616 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.68 ft, Sep 26, 1986 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Beaver Creek (MT) near Saco 1980s: 2 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 1 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Beaver Creek (MT) near Saco
1Sep 26, 198614.68+3.68Minor23,500
2Oct 7, 201613.30+2.30Minor9,041
3Mar 24, 201112.93+1.93Minor—
4Apr 6, 201812.35+1.35Minor—
5Aug 28, 201412.18+1.18Minor4,642
6May 27, 201111.90+0.90Minor3,525
7Jun 13, 201111.80+0.80Minor3,311
8May 15, 201611.75+0.75Minor2,641
9Mar 16, 199611.42+0.42Minor—
10Apr 10, 202311.40+0.40Minor2,616
11Mar 25, 201911.22+0.22Minor2,168
12Mar 29, 198911.09+0.09Minor1,460
13Jun 9, 201310.98−0.02Action1,750
14Mar 18, 200410.94−0.06Action—

The worst floods along the Beaver Creek (MT)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Beaver Creek (MT) that crested above flood stage within a week.

October 7, 2016: 13.30 ft here, minor flooding

  • HinsdaleMT · Oct 6, 2016 · 18.50 ft · Major

August 28, 2014: 12.18 ft here, minor flooding

  • HinsdaleMT · Aug 26, 2014 · 19.52 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Beaver Creek (MT)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Beaver Creek (MT)
Saco this gaugeMT11.014.68 ft, Sep 26, 19860
HinsdaleMT14.019.52 ft, Aug 26, 201410

Other gauges in Phillips County

Flood gauges in Phillips County
Intl Boundary12.019.90 ft, Apr 15, 19520
Malta16.023.67 ft, Sep 27, 19861
Dodson23.029.79 ft, Sep 26, 19860
Landusky27.034.17 ft, Mar 25, 19781

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GSCM8, 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.