Milk River near Dodson MT
Milk River MT USGS
Milk River near Dodson MT (06155030) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Milk River in MT, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 06155030
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MT
- Coordinates
- 48.4028, -108.2941
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Fishing regulations
Eastern District zone defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Brook Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Daily limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest status unknown Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Black Bullhead No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Brassy Minnow No season data
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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Flathead Chub No season data
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Iowa Darter No season data
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Lake Chub No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Longnose Sucker No season data
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Mottled Sculpin No season data
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Mountain Sucker No season data
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Northern Redbelly Dace No season data
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Pearl Dace No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Walleye No season data
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Western Silvery Minnow No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Perch No season data
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Denver
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Montana Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedMilk River near Dodson MT has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 10050004 containing this station. The dataset includes 23 species with recorded observations.
Species include: black bullhead (Ameiurus melas), longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), mountain sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus), northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos), and 18 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Mountain Sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Lake Chub Couesius plumbeus
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Western Silvery Minnow Hybognathus argyritis
- Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Flathead Chub Platygobio gracilis
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 23 species
- from 23 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 21, 2009 – Oct 1, 2018
- 8 dated records