Editing Milk River (Alberta–Montana) (section)

== Geography ==
It is formed in [[Glacier County, Montana|Glacier County]] in northwestern Montana, {{convert|21|mi|km}} north of [[Browning, Montana]], by the confluence of its South and Middle forks. The {{convert|30|mi|km|adj=on}} long South Fork and {{convert|20|mi|km|adj=on}} long Middle Fork both rise in the [[Rocky Mountains]] just east of [[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier National Park]], in the [[Blackfeet Indian Reservation]]. {{citation needed|date=March 2016}} Much of the water in the North Fork is diverted from the [[St. Mary River (Alberta-Montana)|St. Mary River]] through a canal and [[inverted siphon]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Milk+River+Project
|title=Milk River Project
|publisher=[[Milk River Watershed Council Canada]]
|access-date=2017-10-16
|archive-date=2012-02-26
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226164512/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Milk+River+Project
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

The main stream flows east-northeast into southern Alberta, where it is joined by the [[North Fork of the Milk River]], from there It flows past the town of [[Milk River, Alberta|Milk River]] and [[Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park]], then turns southeast into Montana, running east along the north side of the [[Sweetgrass Hills]], turning south, passing through the [[Fresno Dam]], then east past [[Havre, Montana|Havre]] and along the north side of the [[Fort Belknap Indian Reservation]]. Near [[Malta, Montana|Malta]], it turns north, then southeast, flowing past [[Glasgow, Montana|Glasgow]] and joining the Missouri in [[Valley County, Montana]], {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} downstream from [[Fort Peck Dam]]. {{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

The watershed of the river extends into the Canadian provinces of Alberta and [[Saskatchewan]] and the US state of Montana. The watershed of the river covers an area of {{convert|61642|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. Of this {{convert|6500|km2|mi2|abbr=on|0}} lies in Alberta, {{convert|14942|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} in Saskatchewan and the remaining in Montana.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mrwcc.ca/index.php/watershed/overview-milk-river-watershed/
|title=Overview of the Milk River Watershedt
|publisher=[[U.S. Bureau of Reclamation]]
|date=2011-05-11
|access-date=2011-10-28}}</ref> The area in Alberta and Saskatchewan is one of the few parts of the [[Mississippi River]] watershed that extends into Canada.

{| class="wikitable"
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! River !! Location !! Discharge
|-
| North Fork Milk River || US-Canada Border || {{convert|99|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=06134000&agency_cd=USGS&amp;referred_module=sw|title = USGS Surface Water data for Montana: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics}}</ref>
|-
| South Fork Milk River || near [[Browning, Montana|Browning]] || {{convert|98|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=06132500&agency_cd=USGS&amp;referred_module=sw|title = USGS Surface Water data for Montana: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics}}</ref>
|-
| Milk River || Nashua || {{convert|618|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}}
|}

{{wide image|Milkriverpan.jpg|750px|align-cap=center|The Milk River in [[Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park]]}}