Milk River at Milk River water level

Name: Milk River at Milk River 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

Directions

High for mid-October

Water level

0.32m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 03:15 PM MDT (29 min ago)

Flow: 1.83 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Milk River at Milk River shows 0.32 m, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.09 m above the median of 0.23 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.17 m (+0.15 m).

The water is rising: up 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.24 m and 0.77 m.

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

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.23 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.17 m – 0.35 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.17 m+0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.24 m – 0.77 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.14 m – 0.80 m

Conditions at Milk River at Milk River

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 22° 9° – Wind 39 km/h

18 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 15° 3° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 11° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 17° 5° – Wind 30 km/h

22 Thu 19° 11° – Wind 28 km/h

23 Fri 11° 3° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:53 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 10 hr, 43 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the Milk River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Milk River at Western Crossing of International BoundaryRiver gauge, Milk River	0.83 m	Very high	±0	37 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Verdigris Coulee near the MouthRiver gauge, Verdigris Coulee	0.98 m	Very high	+0.19 m	24 km
Milk River Ridge ReservoirReservoir	1,031.98 m	Very high	±0	45 km
Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank MTRiver gauge, Cut Bank Creek	62.8 cfs	Normal	−9.4 cfs	37 mi
Cut Bank Cr above Gillam Coulee, near SundanceRiver gauge, Cut Bank Cr	51.4 cfs	Normal	−4.8 cfs	40 mi
North Milk River near International BoundaryRiver gauge, North Milk River	0.33 m	Normal	−0.01 m	66 km
Pothole Creek at Russell'S RanchRiver gauge, Pothole Creek	0.54 m	Normal	−0.01 m	72 km
St. Mary River near LethbridgeRiver gauge, St. Mary River	1.34 m	Very high	+0.06 m	73 km
Prairie Blood Coulee near LethbridgeRiver gauge, Prairie Blood Coulee	0.63 m	Normal	±0	79 km

Questions and answers

How does the Milk River at Milk River compare with last year?

It is 0.15 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.17 m.

What is a normal level for the Milk River at Milk River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.17 m and 0.35 m, based on 15 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 0.32 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Milk River at Milk River today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:15 PM MDT, the water level was 0.32 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Milk River at Milk River rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Milk River at Milk River normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 15 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:11AA005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.14360, -112.08170 (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	0.32 m	2026-10-17 21:15	Provisional
Flow	1.83 m³/s	2026-10-17 21:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Milk River at Milk River (eccc:11AA005). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/milk-river-at-milk-river

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer