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MILK RIVER

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Milk River at Eastern Crossing of Int Bndry

HILL COUNTY, MT48.9748°N, -110.4218°W Updated 42 min ago

FLOW RATE

812cfs

GAUGE HT

4.51ft

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

6mph W

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

812cfs 96.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 673–911 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

847cfs

PERIOD LOW

616cfs

RUNNABLE

84%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.51ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

9.2in

≈ normal

9.17 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 8.34 in).

YTD Total

9.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.9–11.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+10%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.11" · normal 0.57" (0.2–1.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.32" · normal 0.50" (0.1–0.8)

Feb

Mar: 0.94" · normal 0.71" (0.2–1.2)

Mar

Apr: 0.71" · normal 1.33" (0.7–2.2)

Apr

May: 2.27" · normal 2.19" (0.9–3.8)

May

Jun: 4.74" · normal 2.96" (1.5–5.2)

Jun

Jul: 0.08" (so far)· normal 1.27" (0.3–2.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.21" (0.3–2.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.18" (0.2–2.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 0.90" (0.3–1.6)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.77" (0.3–1.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.57" (0.2–1.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:25 PM

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 16:57 UTC

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