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Milk River at Havre

Critical Stages
9' - Action
10' - Flood
15' - Moderate
18' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 2:15 PM MST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 0.54 ft

Flow: 0.0998 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
2:15 PM 12/16 0.54 0.0998
2:00 PM 12/16 0.54 0.0998
1:45 PM 12/16 0.54 0.0998
1:30 PM 12/16 0.54 0.0998
1:15 PM 12/16 0.54 0.0998
1:00 PM 12/16 0.54 0.0998
12:45 PM 12/16 0.53 0.0981
12:30 PM 12/16 0.53 0.0981
12:15 PM 12/16 0.53 0.0981
12:00 PM 12/16 0.53 0.0981
11:45 AM 12/16 0.53 0.0981
11:30 AM 12/16 0.53 0.0981
11:15 AM 12/16 0.53 0.0981
11:00 AM 12/16 0.53 0.0981
10:45 AM 12/16 0.53 0.0981
10:30 AM 12/16 0.53 0.0981
9:15 AM 12/16 0.56 0.103
9:00 AM 12/16 0.57 0.105
8:45 AM 12/16 0.57 0.105
8:30 AM 12/16 0.58 0.107
8:15 AM 12/16 0.59 0.108
8:00 AM 12/16 0.59 0.108
7:45 AM 12/16 0.6 0.11
7:30 AM 12/16 0.61 0.112
7:15 AM 12/16 0.62 0.113
7:00 AM 12/16 0.63 0.115
6:45 AM 12/16 0.64 0.116
6:30 AM 12/16 0.66 0.12
6:15 AM 12/16 0.66 0.12
6:00 AM 12/16 0.67 0.121
Hydrograph for Milk River at Havre
18' - Homes, farms, and railroad tracks flood.
14.1' - April 2018 - At 14.1 Feet, flooding all around Havre. The trailer park on the northeast side floods. North Havre did not flood because of sandbagging and blocking sewer system from backfilling.
10.5' - Agricultural land begins to flood.Land about 1 mile west of Havre floods, as water goes in culverts under the railroad. April 2018Main Street did not flood, as the levy held back the water. April 2018
10' - Basements starting to flood on north side of Havre,Flooding did not occur in April 2018 because they closed the flood gates and storm sewers in North Havre. Flooding did occur in th mobile home park on the east side of town in April 2018.
8.5' - River out of banks along inside turns of river. Old oxbows filled.
8' - Starts to backflow through levee gates. Once above 8 feet,may have to start to pump back out and back into river.Notes: In April 2018, they sandbagged the leves that did not have a gate. Closed the ones with gates, and no flooding in North Havre. In April 2018, Havre reached a peak of 14.14 feet. No Flooding in the downtown area Havre. Flooding did occur in the mobile home park on the east side of town. Ag land is flooding west of town though...\:\:..
DateStage (ft)
Apr 12, 1899 19.3
Apr 3, 1952 18.6
Mar 12, 1916 17.2
Jun 6, 1953 16.54
Mar 20, 1918 16.42
Apr 14, 1965 15.7
Mar 31, 1978 15.3
Apr 11, 1917 15.3
Mar 29, 1912 14.5
Apr 19, 2018 14.14
Mar 12, 1996 12.98
Mar 15, 1979 12.77
May 13, 1967 12.6
Mar 7, 1994 12.04
Jun 25, 1975 11.85
Mar 10, 1966 11.34
May 23, 1955 11.24
Apr 22, 1920 11.2
Apr 6, 1969 11
Feb 14, 1971 10.98

Data provided by the National Weather Service.