Middle Milk HUC8 10050004
A 9,096 km² sub-basin of the Missouri region in 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
80
Healthy
Drought index
69
Abnormally dry
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 5 reporting
Median flow
92%
p43 of record
Water assets
1,536
3 springs · 224 wells
USGS gauges (10)
- Milk River at Malta MT06155500101 cfsp34 · normal
- Milk River near Harlem MT0615410081 cfsp38 · normal
- Milk River at Havre MT0614050061 cfsp43 · normal
- Milk River near Dodson MT06155030101 cfsp53 · normal
- Milk River at Juneberg Bridge nr Saco MT06164510133 cfsp58 · normal
- West Fork Beaver Creek nr Rocky Boy, MT061398001 cfsno long-term record
- Beaver Creek ab Elk Creek, nr Rocky Boy, MT061398501 cfsno long-term record
- Beaver Cr at Res Bndry nr Rocky Boy MT061399002 cfsno long-term record
- Clear Creek near Chinook MT06142400no readingno long-term record
- Milk River at Merrill Rd, nr Harlem, MT0615380092 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 69 | 0 | 0/5 | p43 |
| 2026-10-20 | 69 | 0 | 0/5 | p40 |
| 2026-10-19 | 69 | 0 | 0/5 | p43 |
| 2026-10-18 | 69 | 0 | 0/5 | p45 |
| 2026-10-17 | 69 | 0 | 0/5 | p50 |
| 2026-10-16 | 69 | 0 | 0/5 | p46 |
| 2026-10-15 | 87 | 0 | 0/5 | p53 |
| 2026-10-14 | 87 | 0 | 0/5 | p53 |
| 2026-10-13 | 87 | 0 | 0/5 | p51 |
| 2026-10-12 | 87 | 0 | 0/5 | p50 |
| 2026-10-11 | 87 | 0 | 0/5 | p50 |
| 2026-10-10 | 87 | 0 | 0/5 | p50 |
| 2026-10-09 | 87 | 0 | 0/5 | p50 |
| 2026-10-08 | 87 | 0 | 0/5 | p50 |
Top water assets
- 68Bullhook Lower Diversionreservoir
- 67Fresno Damreservoir
- 67Little Boxelder Creekriver
- 67Snake Creekriver
- 67Milk Riverriver
- 67Stinky Creekriver
- 67Snake Creekriver
- 67Milk Riverriver
- 67Milk Riverriver
- 67Clear Creek Near Chinook Mtriver