USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12325500 FLINT CREEK NEAR SOUTHERN CROSS, MT
LOCATION - Lat 46°13'57.60", long 113°17'59.54" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.36, T.6 N., R.14 W., Granite County, MT, Hydrologic Unit 17010202, on right wing wall of weir, 0.5 mi downstream from power plant, 2.0 mi downstream from Georgetown Dam, 3.5 mi northwest of Southern Cross, 6.8 mi south of Philipsburg, and at river mile 36.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 54 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Water Supply Paper (WSP) 1216: 1942, maximum discharge. WSP 1246: Drainage area. WDR MT-2013: Drainage area. Gage height and discharge data for the period January 28 to March 26, 2017 were removed on April 27, 2021, based upon reanalysis of data.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1940 to September 1998, August 2000 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested, contracted, rectangular weir. Elevation of gage is 5,630 ft, referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to June 3, 1982, nonrecording gage at same site and elevation. Prior to Nov. 27, 1973, gage at same site and elevation 0.20 ft higher. U.S. Geological Survey data collection platform with satellite telemetry at station.