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Milk River at Fresno Reservoir near Havre — water level right now

Hill County, Montana · NWS gauge HAVM8
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Flood stages at this gauge

Where the water stands right now against the four official thresholds:

action · 2592
Flood stageLevel (ft)What it means
Action stage2592water is approaching flood level — time to pay attention

Highest floods on record here

The National Weather Service has no historic crest list on file for this gauge.

Where this gauge is

The marker is this gauge; nearby gauges load live and are clickable.

Nearby river gauges

Big Sandy Creek (MT) near Havre 7 mi away · loading… Milk River at Havre 12 mi away · loading… Clear Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook near mouth 25 mi away · loading… Lodge Creek below McRae Creek at International Boundary 30 mi away · loading… Battle Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook 33 mi away · loading… Milk River at Eastern Crossing nr Rudyard 34 mi away · loading…

Gauge details

NWS gauge IDHAVM8
CountyHill
StateMontana
NWS forecast officeGreat Falls
River forecast centerMissouri Basin River Forecast Center
Coordinates48.601, -109.946
Time zoneMST7MDT
Turn Around, Don't Drown. Six inches of moving water can knock you off your feet and twelve inches can float a car. Never drive around barricades or into water of unknown depth — most flood deaths happen in vehicles.

Questions about Milk River at Fresno Reservoir near Havre

Is Milk River at Fresno Reservoir near Havre flooding right now?

The live reading at the top of this page answers that: the gauge is compared against its official NWS flood stages every 15 minutes. Blue means normal, yellow is action stage, orange minor, red moderate and dark red major flooding.

What is flood stage for Milk River at Fresno Reservoir near Havre?

action stage 2592 ft. These are official National Weather Service thresholds set specifically for this gauge, not generic values.

Where does this data come from?

From the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, the official U.S. river gauge network — a U.S. government work in the public domain. Live stage is refreshed every 15 minutes; flood thresholds and historic crests are refreshed monthly. For life-safety decisions follow NWS Great Falls and local emergency management.