About this river
Cottonwood Creek is a 2.2 mile stream near Camp Creek Outfitters in Montana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ruby River above reservoir near Alder, MT (site 06019500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1938 to 2025
Cottonwood Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 401 cfs, and lowest in February, at 100 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,940 cfs, in 1984.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 101 | 93 to 110 | |
| February | 100 | 92 to 110 | |
| March | 105 | 95 to 115 | |
| April | 138 | 118 to 172 | |
| May | 370 | 267 to 531 | |
| June | 401 | 258 to 650 | |
| July | 167 | 119 to 206 | |
| August | 110 | 91 to 135 | |
| September | 109 | 96 to 135 | |
| October | 125 | 109 to 141 | |
| November | 120 | 110 to 133 | |
| December | 108 | 99 to 119 |
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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ruby River above reservoir near Alder, MT (site 06019500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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