Milk River at Eastern Crossing nr Rudyard, MT
River level and flood forecast · Hill County
Normal2.4 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 7.1 ft below flood stage (9.5 ft).
Flow: 61 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Action stage | 8.5 ft |
| Record crest (March 28, 1952) | 13.65 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftMilk river well out of banks and encroaching on ranch buildings near gauge.
- 11 ftMilk river out of banks in many location inundating some crop and pasture land. Starting to encroach on ranch road near gauge.
- 9.5 ftMilk river starting to fill oxbows, spilling out of banks in some locations into crop and pasture lands. Closes cottonwood road (not an all-season crossing) where it crosses the milk river.
Highest crests on record
- 13.65 ft — March 28, 1952
- 11.87 ft — March 4, 1994
- 11.8 ft — February 16, 1971
- 11.4 ft — February 27, 1986
- 11.36 ft — March 22, 1997
Recent crests: 4.47 ft (June 10, 2012) · 4.54 ft (March 11, 2012) · 6.43 ft (June 4, 2011) · 9.08 ft (March 17, 2011) · 7.37 ft (June 20, 2010)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ERNM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.