Montana · Canoeing

Milk River

Milk River is a river in Montana. It flows year-round.

9.1 mi
distance
4,204 ft
high point

Best time to visit Milk River

Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    32° / 10°

  2. Feb

    35° / 12°

  3. Mar

    44° / 21°

  4. Apr

    55° / 29°

  5. May

    66° / 39°

  6. Jun

    73° / 47°

  7. Jul

    82° / 53°

  8. Aug

    82° / 51°

  9. Sep

    72° / 42°

  10. Oct

    57° / 32°

  11. Nov

    43° / 21°

  12. Dec

    32° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sweetgrass, MT, 14.8 mi away at 3,510 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Milk River is a river in Montana. It flows year-round.

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Keep exploring — more water worth the drive

Cut Bank CreekPhoto: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Cut Bank Creek

~37 min drive

Cut Bank Creek is a 10-mile paddling stretch near Browning, Montana. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 182 cfs and a gradient of about 29.1 feet per mile.

Rising Sun

~57 min drive

Two Medicine RiverPhoto: Steve Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Two Medicine River

~59 min drive

Two Medicine River is a 11-mile paddling stretch near East Glacier Park, Montana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 369 cfs and a gradient of about 37.5 feet per mile.

Golden Stairs Boat Ramp

~57 min drive

Saint Mary RiverPhoto: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Saint Mary River

~1h 9m drive

Saint Mary River is an 8.1-mile paddling stretch near Browning, Montana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 147 cfs and a gradient of about 117.0 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the National Park Service.

Swiftcurrent Lake - Hotel

~1h 3m drive

North Fork Milk River

~19 min drive

North Fork Milk River is a 16-mile paddling stretch near Cut Bank, Montana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 31 cfs and a gradient of about 18.2 feet per mile.

Swiftcurrent Boat Ramp

~1h 3m drive

Middle Fork Milk River

~23 min drive

Middle Fork Milk River is a 23-mile paddling stretch near Browning, Montana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 56 cfs and a gradient of about 34.0 feet per mile.

Two Medicine - foot

~1h 3m drive