Milk River near Tampico, MT
River level and flood forecast · Valley County
Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 20.4 ft below flood stage (23 ft).
Flow: 120 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 | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 24 ft |
| Flood stage | 23 ft |
| Action stage | 21 ft |
| Record crest (April 15, 2011) | 28.03 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftBNSF railroad may start to experience problems with water in ditches along and near track roadbed.
- 29 ftWater starts to flood Tampico Road in the Tampico area.
- 28.5 ftPower substation between the Milk River and Tampico Road will begin to flood.
- 25.5 ftCounty gravel roads north of the Milk River become impassable.
- 24 ftNorth Tampico Road north of the river begins to flood. .
Highest crests on record
- 28.03 ft — April 15, 2011
- 27.94 ft — April 15, 2023
- 27.9 ft — June 10, 2011
- 27.55 ft — March 27, 1997
- 27.37 ft — March 28, 2019
Recent crests: 19.83 ft (June 4, 2023) · 27.94 ft (April 15, 2023) · 23.59 ft (April 1, 2020) · 22.96 ft (March 8, 2020) · 27.37 ft (March 28, 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 (TMPM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.