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Warm Springs Creek near Anaconda

Highest listed crest 4.85 ftFlood stage 4.4 ft10 crests since 2003

The Warm Springs Creek near Anaconda crested above flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2021. The highest, 4.85 ft on June 24, 2011, was minor flooding, 0.45 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
4.85 ft
June 24, 2011; 930 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.4 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 24, 2011
4.85 ft, minor flooding
Location
Deer Lodge County
Montana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Warm Springs Creek near Anaconda
Action stage4.07Jun 1, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.41Jun 24, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2003 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Warm Springs Creek near Anaconda, 2003 to 2021 3.544.55ft Flood stage 4.4 ft May 31, 2003: 4.17 ft, action stage; 675 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2007: 3.87 ft, below flood stage; 448 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2008: 4.14 ft, action stage; 522 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2009: 4.18 ft, action stage; 665 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2010: 4.17 ft, action stage; 591 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2011: 4.85 ft, minor flooding; 930 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2017: 4.10 ft, action stage; 632 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2018: 4.12 ft, action stage; 619 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2020: 4.03 ft, action stage; 584 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2021: 3.54 ft, below flood stage; 407 cubic feet per second Highest, 4.85 ft, Jun 24, 2011 2005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Warm Springs Creek near Anaconda 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Warm Springs Creek near Anaconda
1Jun 24, 20114.85+0.45Minor930
2Jun 1, 20094.18−0.22Action665
3May 31, 20034.17−0.23Action675
4Jun 16, 20104.17−0.23Action591
5Jun 23, 20084.14−0.26Action522
6Jun 19, 20184.12−0.28Action619
7Jun 14, 20174.10−0.30Action632
8Jun 1, 20204.03−0.37Action584
9Jun 11, 20073.87−0.53Below flood stage448
10Jun 5, 20213.54−0.86Below flood stage407

Deer Lodge County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Montana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ANDM8, 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.