USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06133000 MILK RIVER AT WESTERN CROSSING OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY
LOCATION - Lat 49°00'27.06", long 112°32'42.93" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, UNSPECIFIED, Hydrologic Unit is unknown, in NE 1/4 sec.1, T.1 N., R.20 W., fourth meridian, Alberta, Canada, Hydrologic Unit 10050001, on left bank 0.8 mi north of international boundary, 22 mi upstream from North Milk River, 23 mi southwest of Milk River, Alberta, and at river mile 656.4.
DRAINAGE AREA - 405 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Water Supply Paper 1389: 1934, maximum discharge (M); 1935; 1936 (M); 1937; 1942 (M); 1947-48 (M). Water Data Report 1983: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1931 to current season (seasonal records only). Prior to October 1961, published as South Fork Milk River near international boundary.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 3,820 ft, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 9, 1948, and Aug. 9, 1948, to Oct. 31, 1958, water-stage recorders at sites 0.4 mi and 0.5 mi downstream, respectively, at different elevations.
COOPERATION - This is one of a number of stations which are maintained jointly by Canada and the United States.
