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Clear Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook near mouth

Highest listed crest 10.49 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft36 crests since 1984

The Clear Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook near mouth crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 36 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1984 to 2024. The highest, 10.49 ft on June 4, 2013, was major flooding, 4.99 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.49 ft
June 4, 2013
Flood stage
5.5 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
8
5th of 93 gauges in Montana
Most recent flood crest
May 8, 2024
8.12 ft, major flooding
Location
Blaine County
Montana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Clear Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook near mouth
Action stage4.53Mar 22, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.52Apr 12, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.08May 8, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

36 crests from 1984 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Clear Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook near mouth, 1984 to 2024 024681012ft Flood stage 5.5 ftMajor 8.0 ft Jun 14, 1984: 1.23 ft, below flood stage; 3 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1985: 2.13 ft, below flood stage; 44 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1986: 8.23 ft, major flooding; 571 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1987: 2.60 ft, below flood stage; 81 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1988: 2.14 ft, below flood stageJun 19, 1989: 2.40 ft, below flood stage; 62 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1990: 2.61 ft, below flood stage; 65 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1991: 3.73 ft, below flood stage; 159 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1992: 2.14 ft, below flood stage; 51 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1993: 3.04 ft, below flood stage; 100 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1994: 2.77 ft, below flood stage; 89 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1995: 3.49 ft, below flood stage; 45 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1995: 4.00 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 1996: 9.80 ft, major floodingApr 8, 1996: 4.59 ft, action stage; 238 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1997: 1.72 ft, below flood stage; 38 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1998: 3.42 ft, below flood stage; 85 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1999: 4.18 ft, below flood stage; 183 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2000: 2.43 ft, below flood stage; 50 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2002: 5.69 ft, minor flooding; 252 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2003: 2.05 ft, below flood stage; 39 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2004: 3.61 ft, below flood stage; 83 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2005: 2.90 ft, below flood stage; 70 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2006: 2.37 ft, below flood stage; 17 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2007: 3.93 ft, below flood stage; 148 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2008: 4.73 ft, action stageMay 15, 2009: 3.72 ft, below flood stage; 110 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2010: 8.17 ft, major flooding; 492 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2011: 8.44 ft, major flooding; 571 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2012: 4.13 ft, below flood stage; 159 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2013: 10.49 ft, major floodingApr 12, 2018: 6.40 ft, minor flooding; 343 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2019: 5.09 ft, action stage; 205 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2023: 8.12 ft, major flooding; 576 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2023: 8.57 ft, major flooding; 712 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2024: 8.12 ft, major flooding; 580 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.49 ft, Jun 4, 2013 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Clear Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook near mouth 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 3 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, Clear Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook near mouth
1Jun 4, 201310.49+4.99Major—
2Mar 15, 19969.80+4.30Major—
3Jun 4, 20238.57+3.07Major712
4Jun 4, 20118.44+2.94Major571
5Sep 26, 19868.23+2.73Major571
6Jun 19, 20108.17+2.67Major492
7Apr 9, 20238.12+2.62Major576
8May 8, 20248.12+2.62Major580
9Apr 12, 20186.40+0.90Minor343
10Jul 8, 20025.69+0.19Minor252
11Mar 22, 20195.09−0.41Action205
12Jun 14, 20084.73−0.77Action—
13Apr 8, 19964.59−0.91Action238
14Jun 4, 19994.18−1.32Below flood stage183
15May 28, 20124.13−1.37Below flood stage159
16Sep 25, 19954.00−1.50Below flood stage—
17Jun 7, 20073.93−1.57Below flood stage148
18Jun 7, 19913.73−1.77Below flood stage159
19May 15, 20093.72−1.78Below flood stage110
20May 25, 20043.61−1.89Below flood stage83
21Jun 8, 19953.49−2.01Below flood stage45
22Jun 28, 19983.42−2.08Below flood stage85
23Jul 19, 19933.04−2.46Below flood stage100
24Jun 18, 20052.90−2.60Below flood stage70
25Apr 26, 19942.77−2.73Below flood stage89
26May 27, 19902.61−2.89Below flood stage65
27Apr 7, 19872.60−2.90Below flood stage81
28Jul 14, 20002.43−3.07Below flood stage50
29Jun 19, 19892.40−3.10Below flood stage62
30Apr 10, 20062.37−3.13Below flood stage17
31May 23, 19882.14−3.36Below flood stage—
32Jul 23, 19922.14−3.36Below flood stage51
33May 31, 19852.13−3.37Below flood stage44
34Apr 17, 20032.05−3.45Below flood stage39
35May 27, 19971.72−3.78Below flood stage38
36Jun 14, 19841.23−4.27Below flood stage3

Other gauges in Blaine County

Flood gauges in Blaine County
Chinook10.022.91 ft, Sep 26, 19864
Harlem21.025.73 ft, Sep 29, 19862

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CCMM8, 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.