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Milk River
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MILK RIVER
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Milk River near Dodson MT

PHILLIPS COUNTY, MT48.4028°N, -108.2941°W Updated 29 min ago
FLOW RATE
14.8cfs
GAUGE HT
3.30ft
AIR TEMP
70°F
WIND
2mph SSW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
14.8cfs 84.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 16–21 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
22.9cfs
PERIOD LOW
14.2cfs
RUNNABLE
64%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.30ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

10.5in

+24% vs normal

10.46 in of precipitation so far this year, 24% above the 30-year normal of 8.41 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

10.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.2–10.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+24%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.27" · normal 0.60" (0.2–1.1)
Jan
Feb: 0.21" · normal 0.44" (0.1–0.7)
Feb
Mar: 1.50" · normal 0.74" (0.2–1.1)
Mar
Apr: 1.27" · normal 1.43" (0.5–2.2)
Apr
May: 2.18" · normal 2.34" (0.8–4.0)
May
Jun: 4.93" · normal 2.79" (1.3–4.3)
Jun
Jul: 0.10" (so far)· normal 1.21" (0.2–2.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.16" (0.2–2.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.15" (0.3–2.1)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.01" (0.4–1.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.71" (0.3–1.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.58" (0.2–1.2)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:21 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
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FRI
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SAT
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MON
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TEMP
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WIND
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PRECIP
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CLOUDS
cover %
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:16 AM
SUNSET
09:17 PM
16H 1M OF DAYLIGHT4H 33M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
92% illuminated

Station Location

48.4028, -108.2941
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 16:44 UTC
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