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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Milk River is a 50.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Milk River at Milk River (site 11AA005). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1909 to 2025
Milk River typically runs highest in June, at a median 675 cfs, and lowest in January, at 19 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,840 cfs, in 2002.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 7.4 to 34 |
| February | 30 | 12 to 56 |
| March | 100 | 49 to 180 |
| April | 429 | 247 to 663 |
| May | 644 | 420 to 781 |
| June | 675 | 535 to 766 |
| July | 607 | 519 to 682 |
| August | 579 | 480 to 643 |
| September | 235 | 57 to 581 |
| October | 56 | 29 to 92 |
| November | 42 | 25 to 70 |
| December | 25 | 13 to 48 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 116 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Milk River at Milk River (site 11AA005). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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