West Fork Rock Creek

Philipsburg, Montana

Montana

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What we do know

  • Inside Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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Why you'll love it

23.6 mi run
Flows year-round
171 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water
Flows year-round
Average flow
171 cfs
Average current
1.3 ft/s
Gradient
70.7 ft/mi
Drainage area
165 sq mi

Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.

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Managing agency
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About this water

West Fork Rock Creek is a 24-mile paddling stretch near Philipsburg, Montana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 171 cfs and a gradient of about 70.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest as of Oct 10, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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