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Lodge Creek below McRae Creek at International Boundary

Highest listed crest 16.36 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft30 crests since 1952

The Lodge Creek below McRae Creek at International Boundary crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2023. The highest, 16.36 ft on September 25, 1986, was major flooding, 9.36 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.36 ft
September 25, 1986; 9,890 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
3
15th of 93 gauges in Montana
Most recent flood crest
April 18, 2023
10.59 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Hill County
Montana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lodge Creek below McRae Creek at International Boundary
Action stage6.01Mar 13, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.015Apr 8, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.57Apr 18, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.03Sep 25, 1986Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

30 crests from 1952 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lodge Creek below McRae Creek at International Boundary, 1952 to 2023 05101520ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Apr 7, 1952: 12.73 ft, major floodingJun 4, 1953: 9.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,410 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1955: 10.33 ft, moderate flooding; 3,350 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1958: 9.97 ft, moderate flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1962: 14.40 ft, major flooding; 7,760 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1965: 11.00 ft, moderate flooding; 3,290 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1966: 9.06 ft, minor flooding; 1,950 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1967: 9.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,150 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1969: 9.41 ft, minor flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1972: 8.87 ft, minor flooding; 1,430 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1975: 8.25 ft, minor flooding; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1976: 11.85 ft, moderate flooding; 1,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1978: 8.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1979: 8.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,010 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1982: 8.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,150 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1986: 16.36 ft, major flooding; 9,890 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1987: 9.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1993: 8.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1996: 11.70 ft, moderate flooding; 3,360 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1997: 11.22 ft, moderate flooding; 3,100 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2010: 8.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,540 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2011: 9.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,822 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2012: 3.84 ft, below flood stage; 119 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2014: 5.59 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 2015: 6.25 ft, action stageNov 2, 2016: 3.42 ft, below flood stage; 53 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2017: 2.36 ft, below flood stageApr 22, 2018: 9.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,874 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2020: 9.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,715 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2023: 10.59 ft, moderate flooding; 2,612 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.36 ft, Sep 25, 1986 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lodge Creek below McRae Creek at International Boundary 1950s: 4 1960s: 5 5 1970s: 5 1980s: 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 2020s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Lodge Creek below McRae Creek at International Boundary
1Sep 25, 198616.36+9.36Major9,890
2Jun 14, 196214.40+7.40Major7,760
3Apr 7, 195212.73+5.73Major—
4Mar 20, 197611.85+4.85Moderate1,300
5Apr 9, 199611.70+4.70Moderate3,360
6Mar 27, 199711.22+4.22Moderate3,100
7Jun 27, 196511.00+4.00Moderate3,290
8Apr 18, 202310.59+3.59Moderate2,612
9Apr 19, 195510.33+3.33Moderate3,350
10Apr 5, 19589.97+2.97Moderate2,720
11Apr 28, 19679.43+2.43Minor2,150
12Apr 7, 19699.41+2.41Minor1,940
13Apr 22, 20189.36+2.36Minor1,874
14Mar 7, 19879.21+2.21Minor1,240
15Jun 4, 19539.20+2.20Minor2,410
16Jun 5, 20119.19+2.19Minor1,822
17Apr 8, 20209.08+2.08Minor1,715
18Mar 30, 19669.06+2.06Minor1,950
19Mar 19, 19728.87+1.87Minor1,430
20Jun 20, 20108.78+1.78Minor1,540
21Mar 26, 19938.72+1.72Minor1,400
22Mar 19, 19798.47+1.47Minor1,010
23May 8, 19758.25+1.25Minor1,250
24Apr 25, 19828.07+1.07Minor1,150
25Apr 5, 19788.04+1.04Minor1,180
26Mar 13, 20156.25−0.75Action—
27Mar 19, 20145.59−1.41Below flood stage—
28Jun 28, 20123.84−3.16Below flood stage119
29Nov 2, 20163.42−3.58Below flood stage53
30Mar 20, 20172.36−4.64Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Hill County

Flood gauges in Hill County
Havre8.515.15 ft, Mar 30, 19784
Eastern Crossing nr Rudyard9.513.65 ft, Mar 28, 19521
Havre10.015.30 ft, Mar 31, 19780

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LGEM8, 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.