Milk River at Western Crossing of International Boundary water level

Name: Milk River at Western Crossing of International Boundary water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

River gauge, Milk River, Alberta, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

0.77m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 10:10 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1.11 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Milk River at Western Crossing of International Boundary is well above normal at 0.77 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.67 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.10 m above typical.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.66 m and 21.26 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.67 m0.10 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.54 m – 0.76 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.66 m – 21.26 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.67 m – 1.57 m

Flood levels and safety

A high reading on its own does not mean property is at risk. The warnings issued by the provincial river forecast centre take local defences and the forecast into account.

Readings can change quickly after heavy rain upstream, so check again before heading near the water.

About the Milk River

The Milk River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 729 miles (1,173 km) long, in the U.S. state of Montana and the Canadian province of Alberta. Rising in the Rocky Mountains, the river drains a sparsely populated, semi-arid watershed of 23,800 square miles (62,000 km2), ending just east of Fort Peck, Montana.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:59 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on the Milk River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Milk River at Milk RiverRiver gauge, Milk River	0.31 m	High	−0.02 m	37 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Milk River near International BoundaryRiver gauge, North Milk River	0.33 m	Normal	±0	31 km
Cut Bank Cr above Gillam Coulee, near SundanceRiver gauge, Cut Bank Cr	38.7 cfs	Normal	+1.3 cfs	23 mi
N F Milk River above St. Mary canal near Browning MTRiver gauge, N F Milk River	10.8 cfs	Low	±0	24 mi
Milk River Ridge ReservoirReservoir	1,032.01 m	Very high	+0.01 m	42 km
Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank MTRiver gauge, Cut Bank Creek	54.1 cfs	Normal	±0	27 mi
Rolph Creek near KimballRiver gauge, Rolph Creek	0.54 m	Normal	±0	45 km
Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring CouleeCanal gauge, Canadian St. Mary Canal	0.36 m	Low	+0.01 m	52 km
Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring CouleeCanal gauge, Magrath Irrigation District Canal	0.42 m	High	−0.01 m	53 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Milk River at Western Crossing of International Boundary in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.67 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.54 m and 0.76 m, based on 14 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.77 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Milk River at Western Crossing of International Boundary today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 10:10 AM MDT, the water level was 0.77 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Milk River at Western Crossing of International Boundary rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Milk River at Western Crossing of International Boundary normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:11AA025 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.00753, -112.54589 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed datum)
Update interval: every hour
Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.77 m	2026-10-20 16:10	Provisional
Flow	1.11 m³/s	2026-10-20 16:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Milk River at Western Crossing of International Boundary (eccc:11AA025). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/milk-river-at-western-crossing-of-international-boundary

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