USGS Streamgage 06133500
N F Milk River ab St. Mary canal near Browning, MT
N F Milk River ab St. Mary canal near Browning, MT is USGS streamgage 06133500 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10050001. It drains a watershed of about 61 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1911. Typical flow runs near 13.3 cfs in July and 24.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 61 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,242 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10050001
- Coordinates
- 48.96353, -113.06236
- USGS site number
- 06133500
- Records begin
- 1911-05-01 (115 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 115 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 | — | 13.9 | — | |
| February | — | 16.2 | — | |
| March | 8.7 | 16.2 | 39 | |
| April | 13.2 | 24.8 | 73.4 | |
| May | 11.5 | 24.9 | 58.5 | |
| June | 9.2 | 18.7 | 54.5 | |
| July | 6.8 | 13.3 | 38.2 | |
| August | 6.1 | 12.7 | 32.1 | |
| September | 7.1 | 13.2 | 32.8 | |
| October | 8.1 | 14.2 | 32.2 | |
| November | 8.3 | 19.1 | 34 | |
| December | — | 11.8 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).