Milk River at Nashua, MT
River level and flood forecast · Valley County
Normal1.9 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 18.1 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Flow: 150 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 | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 28 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (April 18, 1952) | 31.38 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 29.5 ftWater will start to flow over Ball and Cranston Roads (south of Nashua).
- 29 ftNashua Boulevard will begin to flood east of the MT 117 railroad overpass and west of town.
- 20 ftThis is flood stage. Low land flooding will begin.
Highest crests on record
- 31.38 ft — April 18, 1952
- 30.77 ft — March 27, 1939
- 30.09 ft — March 8, 1986
- 29.58 ft — March 27, 1979
- 29.52 ft — June 9, 2011
Recent crests: 19.74 ft (June 5, 2023) · 26.47 ft (April 18, 2023) · 17.77 ft (April 1, 2020) · 21.75 ft (March 9, 2020) · 27.47 ft (March 26, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NSHM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.