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Sun River Valley Ditch in Montana

Canal4.1 mi
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1 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Sun River Valley Ditch is a 4.1 mile canal. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sun River near Vaughn MT (site 06089000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1934 to 2026

Sun River Valley Ditch typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,690 cfs, and lowest in January, at 244 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 37,000 cfs, in 1964.

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Typical flow by month at Sun River near Vaughn MT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January244180 to 310
February246191 to 322
March269200 to 373
April288198 to 484
May904347 to 1,770
June1,690793 to 3,390
July515411 to 700
August535435 to 657
September426308 to 528
October350288 to 422
November301253 to 373
December270200 to 357

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 92 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sun River near Vaughn MT (site 06089000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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