Milk River at Havre, MT
River level and flood forecast · Hill County
Normal0.3 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 9.7 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 73 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 | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (March 31, 1978) | 15.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftHomes, farms, and railroad tracks flood.
- 14.1 ftApril 2018 - At 14.1 Feet, flooding all around Havre. The trailer park on the northeast side floods. North Havre did not flood because of sandbagging and blocking sewer system from backfilling.
- 10.5 ftAgricultural land begins to flood.Land about 1 mile west of Havre floods, as water goes in culverts under the railroad. April 2018Main Street did not flood, as the levy held back the water. April 2018
- 10 ftBasements starting to flood on north side of Havre,Flooding did not occur in April 2018 because they closed the flood gates and storm sewers in North Havre. Flooding did occur in th mobile home park on the east side of town in April 2018.
- 8.5 ftRiver out of banks along inside turns of river. Old oxbows filled.
- 8 ftStarts to backflow through levee gates. Once above 8 feet,may have to start to pump back out and back into river.Notes: In April 2018, they sandbagged the leves that did not have a gate. Closed the ones with gates, and no flooding in North Havre. In April 2018, Havre reached a peak of 14.14 feet. No Flooding in the downtown area Havre. Flooding did occur in the mobile home park on the east side of town. Ag land is flooding west of town though...\:\:..
Highest crests on record
- 15.3 ft — March 31, 1978
- 14.14 ft — April 19, 2018
- 12.98 ft — March 12, 1996
- 12.77 ft — March 15, 1979
- 12.04 ft — March 7, 1994
Recent crests: 14.14 ft (April 19, 2018) · 4.55 ft (July 15, 2012) · 6.99 ft (November 19, 2011) · 9.06 ft (June 13, 2011) · 9.61 ft (June 23, 2010)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamMilk River near Harlem, MT
- Big Sandy Creek (MT) near Havre, MT
- Clear Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook near mouth, MT
- Battle Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook, MT
- Milk River at Eastern Crossing nr Rudyard, MT
- Missouri River at Virgelle, MT
- Peoples Creek near Hays, MT
- Teton River at Loma, MT
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HVRM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.