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North Milk River in Montana

River46.8 mi
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10 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

North Milk River is a 46.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 06134000. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1909 to 2026

North Milk River typically runs highest in July, at a median 597 cfs, and lowest in January, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,170 cfs, in 1995.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 06134000, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1411 to 29
February1813 to 27
March2615 to 55
April8943 to 387
May510134 to 624
June589341 to 660
July597465 to 647
August582463 to 630
September14323 to 555
October1912 to 35
November2815 to 53
December1812 to 28

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 USGS gauge 06134000 (site 06134000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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