Milk River at Eastern Crossing of Int Bndry

Hill County, Montana · USGS gauge 06135000 · NWS ERNM8 · Milk River flood status · Montana river levels

Is Milk River at Eastern Crossing of Int Bndry flooding right now?

Milk River at Eastern Crossing of Int Bndry measured 4.26 ft on 2026-09-11 01:15:00 UTC. That observation was 5.2 ft below its 9.5 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
4.26 ft
as of 64 min ago
Streamflow
727 cfs
data refreshed 1 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 9.5 ft, with major flooding at 13 ft. The highest crest on record was 15.03 ft on Wed, Mar 13, 1996.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 14 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action8.5 ft4.2 ft below
Minor flood9.5 ft5.2 ft below
Moderate flood11 ft6.7 ft below
Major flood13 ft8.7 ft below

New to these numbers? What does flood stage mean? · How to read a river gauge · Why is the river rising?

Highest crests on record

StageDate
15.03 ft1996-03-13
13.65 ft1952-03-28
11.87 ft1994-03-04
11.8 ft1971-02-16
11.4 ft1986-02-27

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Big Sandy Creek near Havre MT40.6 miHill County
Big Sandy Creek above Spring Coulee, near Laredo, MT42.6 miHill County
Milk River at Havre MT43.4 miHill County
Redrock Coulee near Chinook, MT46.0 miHill County
Little Box Elder Creek at Mouth near Havre MT49.3 miHill County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast