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USGS 06155500 Milk River at Malta MT


Phillips County, Montana
Hydrologic Unit Code 10050004
Latitude  48°21'43.90", Longitude 107°52'34.95" NAD83
Drainage area 11,654  square miles
Contributing drainage area 11,186  square miles
Gage datum 2,246 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1901-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 83 138 512 1,440 828 547 537 195 149 149 155 96
2 84 144 529 1,420 779 616 517 186 129 145 156 95
3 85 142 541 1,480 699 612 490 171 117 138 166 95
4 117 147 497 1,680 620 626 468 173 110 189 166 93
5 192 148 491 1,940 596 679 458 173 110 313 161 93
6 206 149 487 2,150 538 737 458 169 167 416 155 93
7 211 149 462 1,860 529 735 441 146 202 437 152 94
8 197 149 432 1,790 495 713 463 140 258 329 148 94
9 181 165 409 1,970 581 662 456 129 331 236 145 94
10 142 192 406 2,000 595 645 399 125 349 200 145 94
11 124 224 407 1,970 643 669 341 128 302 179 140 93
12 105 251 429 2,020 642 675 343 128 248 185 131 92
13 99 249 500 1,930 670 682 354 135 206 183 130 92
14 93 213 529 1,800 729 654 304 133 183 173 130 92
15 87 203 525 1,720 699 570 322 140 169 164 129 93
16 86 186 578 1,660 635 519 284 156 164 161 129 93
17 85 170 630 1,680 568 525 272 161 156 156 128 92
18 87 162 669 1,630 517 552 294 127 149 155 128 91
19 85 161 731 1,550 508 512 263 130 140 157 127 91
20 83 161 752 1,470 521 480 235 136 134 160 125 91
21 81 157 725 1,350 514 516 220 147 133 158 123 90
22 81 152 752 1,140 526 524 216 129 137 155 125 91
23 81 152 876 1,070 560 568 193 122 133 168 126 91
24 81 155 976 1,080 562 623 188 126 125 160 124 89
25 80 164 1,110 1,130 585 608 167 234 122 152 123 89
26 80 173 1,090 1,150 612 617 149 314 121 153 122 88
27 80 211 1,000 1,130 641 539 146 320 128 156 124 87
28 80 221 927 1,070 612 500 148 309 125 155 117 88
29 78 254 903 957 629 475 143 253 124 154 109 87
30 77   863 858 609 544 161 194 129 151 107 87
31 77   852   563   199 172   155   91