USGS Streamgage 06164510
Milk River at Juneberg Bridge near Saco, MT
Milk River at Juneberg Bridge near Saco, MT is USGS streamgage 06164510 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10050004. It drains a watershed of about 17,691 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1977. Typical flow runs near 281 cfs in July and 218.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 17,691 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,162 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10050004
- Coordinates
- 48.5092, -107.21876
- USGS site number
- 06164510
- Records begin
- 1977-10-01 (49 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 49 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 | 58 | 123.1 | 256.6 | |
| February | 60.3 | 120.2 | 391 | |
| March | 63.4 | 164.5 | 2,366.3 | |
| April | 42.1 | 218.3 | 3,660.7 | |
| May | 85.7 | 273.9 | 2,185.5 | |
| June | 135.7 | 267.5 | 2,163 | |
| July | 102.7 | 281 | 894.6 | |
| August | 79.5 | 197.5 | 489 | |
| September | 43.5 | 123.1 | 560.9 | |
| October | 46.3 | 108.9 | 398.3 | |
| November | 66.4 | 143.4 | 315.5 | |
| December | 53.3 | 127.6 | 272.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).