Big Sandy Creek

River in Montana, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 1,787 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

20.5

cfs · 37 min ago

Normal for today

0.9

cfs median, 29 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

2.28

Above normal for the date2253% of medianUSGS gauge 06139500

Thirty-day mean discharge · 14.6–27.0 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
Big Sandy Creek near Havre MT06139500	20.5 cfs	—	37 min ago
Big Sandy Cr ab Spring Coulee, nr Laredo, MT06138580	15.5 cfs	—	1h ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 0.9 cfs over 29 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 0.0 and 19.0 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Big Sandy Creek

Big Sandy Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Missouri River (140 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Big Sandy Creek
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: active
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: peak
Pale Morning Dun	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Sow Bug / Scud	January: peak	February: peak	March: peak	April: peak	May: peak	June: peak	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: peak	November: peak	December: peak
Trico	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: active	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Big Sandy Creek

No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.