Lower Milk HUC8 10050012
A 3,898 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
84
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
95%
p45 of record
Water assets
939
0 springs · 82 wells
USGS gauges (2)
- Milk River at Tampico MT06172310107 cfsp37 · normal
- Milk River at Nashua MT06174500167 cfsp53 · normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p45 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p46 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p49 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p47 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p54 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p47 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p46 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p50 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p45 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p43 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p43 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p45 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p47 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p50 |
Top water assets
- 67Milk Riverriver
- 67South Fork Beaver Creekriver
- 67Willow Creekriver
- 67Sweet Carolynreservoir
- 67Milk River At Nashua Mtriver
- 67Milk Riverriver
- 67Milk Riverriver
- 67Milk River At Tampico Mtriver
- 67Willow Creekriver
- 67Milk Riverriver