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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center.

	Hydrograph			River at a Glance			Download			Probability Information Weekly Chance of Exceeding Levels Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental)

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Forecasts for the Milk River at Havre are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Downstream Gauge

Zoom Level:16

Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	18
Moderate Flood Stage:	15
Flood Stage:	10
Action Stage:	9
Low Stage (in feet):	-9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.30 ft on 04/12/1899
(2) 18.60 ft on 04/03/1952
(3) 17.20 ft on 03/12/1916
(4) 16.54 ft on 06/06/1953
(5) 16.42 ft on 03/20/1918
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 14.14 ft on 04/19/2018
(2) 4.55 ft on 07/15/2012
(3) 6.99 ft on 11/19/2011
(4) 9.06 ft on 06/13/2011
(5) 9.61 ft on 06/23/2010
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 08/15/1905
(2) 0.50 ft on 10/29/2009

	Gauge Location	Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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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...::..
Photos (1) Milk River at Havre gauge house (2) Milk River at Havre - looking downstream from gauge house (3) Milk River at Havre looking upstream from gauge house (4) Milk River at Havre - looking up at gauge house from river bank (5) Milk River at Havre - wireweight gauge on bridge on road to Canada

Other Real-time and/or Archive Data Sources:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Havre

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The National Weather Service prepares its forecasts and other services in collaboration with agencies like the US Geological Survey, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resource Conservation Service, National Park Service, ALERT Users Group, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and many state and local emergency managers across the country. For details, please click here.

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