Milk Headwaters HUC8 10050001
A 2,498 km² sub-basin of the Missouri region in CN, MT. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
87
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 1 reporting
Median flow
80%
p33 of record
Water assets
411
10 springs · 58 wells
USGS gauges (1)
- N F Milk River ab St. Mary canal nr Browning MT0613350011 cfsp33 · normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p33 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p30 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p30 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | p20 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p33 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p49 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p60 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p30 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p27 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p33 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | p20 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | p10 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | p9 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | p9 |
Top water assets
- 69South Fork Milk Riverriver
- 69South Fork Milk Riverriver
- 69Middle Fork Milk Riverriver
- 69South Fork Milk Riverriver
- 69Livermore Creekriver
- 69South Fork Milk Riverriver
- 69South Fork Milk Riverriver
- 69Dry Fork Milk Riverriver
- 69South Fork Milk Riverriver
- 69South Fork Milk Riverriver