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Big Muddy Creek at US 2 west of Culbertson

Highest listed crest 17.26 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft4 crests since 2017

The Big Muddy Creek at US 2 west of Culbertson crested above flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2025. The highest, 17.26 ft on March 24, 2019, was minor flooding, 1.26 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Big Muddy Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.26 ft
March 24, 2019
Flood stage
16.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 24, 2019
17.26 ft, minor flooding
Location
Roosevelt County
Montana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Muddy Creek at US 2 west of Culbertson
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.02Mar 24, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2017 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Muddy Creek at US 2 west of Culbertson, 2017 to 2025 131415161718ft Flood stage 16.0 ft Mar 21, 2017: 16.48 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 2019: 17.26 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 2023: 13.09 ft, below flood stageMar 8, 2025: 13.65 ft, below flood stage Highest, 17.26 ft, Mar 24, 2019 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Muddy Creek at US 2 west of Culbertson 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 0 2010s2020s
  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, Big Muddy Creek at US 2 west of Culbertson
1Mar 24, 201917.26+1.26Minor—
2Mar 21, 201716.48+0.48Minor—
3Mar 8, 202513.65−2.35Below flood stage—
4Apr 13, 202313.09−2.91Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Big Muddy Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Big Muddy Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 24, 2019: 17.26 ft here, minor flooding

  • CulbertsonMT · Mar 24, 2019 · 17.26 ft · Minor · its highest
  • AntelopeMT · Mar 23, 2019 · 16.16 ft · Minor

March 21, 2017: 16.48 ft here, minor flooding

  • AntelopeMT · Mar 20, 2017 · 17.89 ft · Minor · its highest
  • CulbertsonMT · Mar 21, 2017 · 16.48 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Big Muddy Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Big Muddy Creek
AntelopeMT12.017.89 ft, Mar 20, 20170
US 2 west of Culbertson this gaugeMT16.017.26 ft, Mar 24, 20190
CulbertsonMT16.017.26 ft, Mar 24, 20190

Other gauges in Roosevelt County

Flood gauges in Roosevelt County
Culbertson16.017.26 ft, Mar 24, 20190
Poplar16.022.60 ft, Mar 18, 20171

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLRM8, 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.