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Milk River
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MILK RIVER
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Milk River at Nashua MT

VALLEY COUNTY, MT48.1301°N, -106.3643°W Updated 37 min ago
FLOW RATE
1,620cfs
GAUGE HT
5.16ft
WATER TEMP
21°F
AIR TEMP
67°F
WIND
5mph SSE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
1,620cfs 112.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,139–1,541 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,620cfs
PERIOD LOW
672cfs
RUNNABLE
51%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.16ft

Water Temperature

21.2°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

9.1in

≈ normal

9.06 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 8.59 in).

YTD Total

9.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.1–10.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.28" · normal 0.53" (0.2–0.9)
Jan
Feb: 1.02" · normal 0.41" (0.1–0.8)
Feb
Mar: 1.08" · normal 0.75" (0.2–1.2)
Mar
Apr: 1.79" · normal 1.32" (0.6–2.0)
Apr
May: 1.76" · normal 2.38" (0.8–4.3)
May
Jun: 2.98" · normal 3.08" (1.1–5.5)
Jun
Jul: 0.15" (so far)· normal 1.58" (0.5–3.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.38" (0.3–2.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.25" (0.3–2.2)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.02" (0.4–1.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.66" (0.2–1.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.54" (0.2–1.0)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:21 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
82°
58°
FRI
88°
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SAT
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SUN
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70°
MON
87°
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TUE
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WED
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TEMP
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WIND
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G 5 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
940
940939939942941942942941938938937939937938939944943943942
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:10 AM
SUNSET
09:08 PM
15H 58M OF DAYLIGHT5H 31M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
92% illuminated

Station Location

48.1301, -106.3643
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 15:37 UTC
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