Tenmile Creek (MT) near Helena

The past week

What floods at each level

• 5.5 ft

  At 5.5 feet June 20 2018 - Flooding went out to Rossiter Elementary School. It took about 1 day for the water to get there. Parking lot on the north side of the school was filling with water. Some roads closed between Tenmile Creek and Sierra Road.

• 5 ft

  May 2018 - At 5.0 Feet, after several days of flooding, impacts increase around Sierra Road, (Over 2 miles away from Tenmile Creek.) Impacts increase significantly for each 0.1 inch of creek rise, as water runs downhill into the valley. Flooding as far north as 2 miles north of Sierra Rd on Montana Ave. Rainfall of 0.50 to 1.00 inches in the past 2 days as well. Pumps used by Rossiter School. Water transffered to trap club.

• 4.7 ft

  May 2018, At 4.7 feet flooding has spread out to Sierra Road. Sandbag the middle of Sierra Rd from MT Ave to I-15. Sandbag around Rossiter School. Flooding of Helena Campground and RV Park.

• 4.5 ft

  At 4.5 Feet - April 28 2018 - Flooding from Tenmile Creek starts to impact roads around Mill, Stadler, Edgerton Roads, McHugh Drive (1 mile north of creek). Some basements flood. Further east, water starts to come out of its bank near I-15. This was all from snowmelt - no rainfall. Temperature hit 85 degrees previous afternoon.

• 4.4 ft

  June 1 2018 - Water escaped in low lying areas along Tenmile Creek. Minor flooding around Mchugh, Mill, and Edgerton roads. Mostly from 1 inch of rain in the past day and some higher elevation snow melt as well.

• 4 ft

  Action Stage

• 3.9 ft

  April 2018 - Tenmile Creek came out of its bank at 3.9 feet on the west side of Helena at the Green Meadow Country Club.

Highest crests on record

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