USGS Streamgage 06140500
Milk River at Havre, MT
Milk River at Havre, MT is USGS streamgage 06140500 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10050004. It drains a watershed of about 5,655 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1898. Typical flow runs near 872.4 cfs in July and 257.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 5,655 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,470 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10050004
- Coordinates
- 48.56369, -109.69596
- USGS site number
- 06140500
- Records begin
- 1898-05-01 (128 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 128 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.9 | 44.4 | 93.3 | |
| February | 17.2 | 49.7 | 149.9 | |
| March | 31 | 86.9 | 706.3 | |
| April | 57.8 | 257.1 | 1,121.2 | |
| May | 263.5 | 743.8 | 1,254.2 | |
| June | 268.2 | 782.7 | 1,325.7 | |
| July | 116.6 | 872.4 | 1,280 | |
| August | 55.9 | 673.2 | 1,019 | |
| September | 33.6 | 300.8 | 631.3 | |
| October | 29.7 | 76 | 300.9 | |
| November | 28.3 | 55.3 | 143.6 | |
| December | 22.8 | 47.1 | 103.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).