Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning MT

Glacier County, Montana · USGS gauge 06093200 · NWS BDCM8 · Montana river levels

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Is Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning MT flooding right now?

Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning MT measured 4.44 ft on 2026-09-11 01:15:00 UTC. That observation was 2.6 ft below its 7 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
4.44 ft
as of 78 min ago
Streamflow
147 cfs
data refreshed just now

Minor flooding here begins at 7 ft. The highest crest on record was 13.58 ft on Thu, Jun 19, 1975.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 15 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action6 ft1.6 ft below
Minor flood7 ft2.6 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
13.58 ft1975-06-19
10.35 ft2008-05-25
10.35 ft1989-12-20
9.41 ft1986-02-24
9.41 ft1986-02-02

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Two Medicine River below South Fork near Browning MT9.5 miGlacier County
Birch Creek below Heart Butte Road, near Heart Butte, MT9.8 miPondera County
Birch Creek at Robare, MT11.3 miPondera County
Two Medicine River above Badger Creek, near Piegan, MT12.9 miGlacier County
Cut Bank Creek near Browning MT20.2 miGlacier County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast