Lake Como Spillway near Darby, MT
USGS 12344501 · Montana · reports discharge (live), gauge height
USGS 12344501 · Montana · reports discharge (live), gauge height
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
Map of USGS gauge 12344501 and the river around it
Where Lake Como Spillway near Darby, MT sits and our water's map point.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Montana FWP uses are 66°F, 68°F and 73°F.
This gauge is on the same river as our page for Lake Como, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
Our page for Lake Como, on the same river: regulations, guides and shops
Checked Nov 6, 3:19 AM UTC; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.