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Around Milk River Canal A
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Milk River Canal A is a 1.9 mile canal. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Milk River near Harlem MT (site 06154100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1960 to 2026
Milk River Canal A typically runs highest in May, at a median 558 cfs, and lowest in December, at 60 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,900 cfs, in 1986.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 40 to 95 |
| February | 80 | 46 to 105 |
| March | 125 | 79 to 366 |
| April | 267 | 95 to 543 |
| May | 558 | 438 to 704 |
| June | 508 | 390 to 706 |
| July | 500 | 399 to 613 |
| August | 408 | 303 to 494 |
| September | 283 | 117 to 391 |
| October | 104 | 71 to 240 |
| November | 78 | 43 to 103 |
| December | 60 | 38 to 99 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Milk River near Harlem MT (site 06154100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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