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MILK RIVER
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Milk River at Tampico MT

VALLEY COUNTY, MT48.3079°N, -106.8223°W Updated 51 min ago
FLOW RATE
1,660cfs
GAUGE HT
8.87ft
AIR TEMP
64°F
WIND
6mph SSE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
1,660cfs 302.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,666–2,254 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
2,000cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,660cfs
RUNNABLE
99%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.87ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

9.9in

≈ normal

9.88 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 8.9 in).

YTD Total

9.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.8–11.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+11%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.35" · normal 0.54" (0.2–0.9)
Jan
Feb: 0.93" · normal 0.40" (0.1–0.8)
Feb
Mar: 1.30" · normal 0.76" (0.2–1.3)
Mar
Apr: 1.49" · normal 1.44" (0.6–2.1)
Apr
May: 1.81" · normal 2.49" (1.0–4.7)
May
Jun: 3.94" · normal 3.17" (1.4–5.0)
Jun
Jul: 0.08" (so far)· normal 1.56" (0.4–3.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.44" (0.2–3.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.20" (0.3–2.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.07" (0.4–1.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.67" (0.2–1.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.58" (0.2–1.1)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:21 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
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SAT
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MON
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TEMP
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
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clear
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
940
940938938940942941941940938936936938937936939942943941941
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:11 AM
SUNSET
09:11 PM
16H 0M OF DAYLIGHT6H 50M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
93% illuminated

Station Location

48.3079, -106.8223
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 14:21 UTC
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