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RIVER GAUGE · MILK RIVER

Milk River near Dodson

Phillips County, Montana

Water level3.17 ft

Flow—

Last readingSep 16, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC (last recorded)

Action21 ft

Minor flood23 ft

Moderate flood28 ft

Major flood31 ft

The past week

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What floods at each level

23.2 ft
Lowland flooding begins.

Highest crests on record

Date	Level	Flow
Sep 25, 1986	29.79 ft	13,200 cfs
Apr 23, 2018	28.14 ft	10,683 cfs
May 23, 2011	26.25 ft	8,550 cfs

More on Milk River

UpstreamMilk River near Harlem

DownstreamMilk River at Malta

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