Waterlands
Madison River
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MADISON RIVER
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Madison River near West Yellowstone, MT

GALLATIN COUNTY, MT44.6571°N, -111.0680°W Updated 14 hr ago
FLOW RATE
350cfs
AIR TEMP
50°F
WIND
3mph N
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
350cfs 43.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 349473 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
499cfs
PERIOD LOW
346cfs
RUNNABLE
81%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

8.4in

-37% vs normal

8.36 in of precipitation so far this year, 37% below the 30-year normal of 13.21 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

8.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.1–16.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-37%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.13" · normal 2.04" (1.1–3.1)
Jan
Feb: 1.80" · normal 1.82" (0.8–3.2)
Feb
Mar: 1.00" · normal 2.24" (1.0–3.1)
Mar
Apr: 2.17" · normal 2.45" (1.4–3.5)
Apr
May: 1.27" · normal 2.61" (1.4–4.2)
May
Jun: 0.99" (so far)· normal 2.36" (1.2–3.9)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.19" (0.4–2.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.05" (0.3–2.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.51" (0.6–2.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.97" (1.2–3.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.05" (1.0–3.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.30" (1.2–3.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:22 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
76°
37°
WED
80°
49°
THU
64°
45°
FRI
70°
45°
SAT
63°
44°
SUN
53°
35°
MON
60°
35°
TIME
TUE
3
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THU
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SAT
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
74°
mild
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76°
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74°
72°
66°
60°
56°
54°
51°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
13mph W
G 17 mph
13
G17
W
11
G19
W
13
G19
WNW
11
G19
NW
7
G14
NNW
7
G12
NNW
10
G18
NNE
1
G5
NW
4
G5
NW
2
G3
W
3
G4
NNE
3
G5
NNE
1
G6
NW
9
G13
WNW
6
SSE
4
G5
ESE
5
G6
SSE
5
G10
NE
4
G7
NNE
2
G6
WNW
2
G3
N
1
G5
NNE
2
G14
NNW
3
G21
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5
G20
WNW
8
G22
WNW
20
G27
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23
G37
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12
G15
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6
G7
NNE
9
G17
E
6
G23
ESE
6
G14
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6
G10
NNE
6
G9
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2
G6
NW
3
SSW
4
G5
S
3
SE
1
G3
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0
G2
S
1
G2
NE
2
G5
WSW
6
G11
W
2
G13
WSW
10
G23
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15
G24
SSW
7
G17
SW
13
G17
SW
16
G20
W
5
G13
NW
6
G13
NW
4
G9
NNW
1
G2
E
4
ESE
2
G3
ENE
2
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2
NE
1
G2
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2
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2
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2
G3
E
1
N
2
SE
0
G1
N
0
G5
NW
3
G13
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4
G14
WSW
10
G25
SW
13
G34
SSW
13
G28
WSW
13
G36
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14
G36
SW
16
G37
SW
15
G35
SW
15
G42
SSW
13
G29
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3
G14
W
5
G9
SE
14
G27
SSE
5
G15
S
4
G10
S
4
G5
SW
3
G4
SSW
5
G12
SW
9
G23
SW
7
G21
SW
5
G9
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6
G22
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10
G20
SW
12
G20
SSW
9
G15
S
11
G13
SSW
3
G6
SSE
4
G12
WSW
7
G14
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9
G20
WSW
13
G23
SW
7
G16
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4
G11
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10
G13
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5
G10
SSE
7
G13
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2
G3
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4
G5
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6
G10
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G9
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5
G8
SSE
4
G9
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4
G11
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5
G15
SSW
6
G18
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8
G21
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PRECIP
chance %
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16%
37%
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37%
37%
37%
37%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
47%
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1%
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83%
77%
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77%
77%
57%
57%
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57%
57%
57%
60%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
10%
8%
16%
53%
3%
30%
77%
46%
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100%
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51%
100%
42%
1%
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6%
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1%
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100%
6%
18%
18%
96%
36%
100%
100%
100%
100%
86%
39%
36%
100%
5%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
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100%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
806
806802798801803799793795794792791792790789788790789787787
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Cool
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:39 AM
SUNSET
09:13 PM
15H 34M OF DAYLIGHT6H 28M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

44.6571, -111.0680
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 14:45 UTC
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