Waterlands
Madison River
USGS · 06038800
MADISON RIVER
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Madison River at Kirby Ranch nr Cameron MT

MADISON COUNTY, MT44.8887°N, -111.5809°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
942cfs
GAUGE HT
1.84ft
WATER TEMP
10°F
AIR TEMP
50°F
WIND
5mph N
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
942cfs 34.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 8111,097 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
965cfs
PERIOD LOW
931cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.84ft

Water Temperature

10.3°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

10.0in

-31% vs normal

10.02 in of precipitation so far this year, 31% below the 30-year normal of 14.44 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

10.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

14.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.9–16.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-31%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.94" · normal 1.64" (0.9–2.4)
Jan
Feb: 1.42" · normal 1.62" (0.7–2.5)
Feb
Mar: 1.27" · normal 2.21" (1.1–3.2)
Mar
Apr: 2.94" · normal 3.06" (2.1–4.0)
Apr
May: 1.91" · normal 3.17" (1.9–4.7)
May
Jun: 1.54" (so far)· normal 3.21" (1.7–5.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.52" (0.8–2.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.43" (0.5–2.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.76" (0.8–2.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.20" (1.2–3.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.93" (0.9–3.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.82" (0.9–2.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:49 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
75°
37°
WED
78°
48°
THU
69°
49°
FRI
70°
50°
SAT
67°
45°
SUN
47°
39°
MON
59°
38°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
74°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
11mph N
G 17 mph
11
G17
N
11
G20
N
11
G18
N
12
G16
N
13
G17
N
12
G17
NNW
11
G22
NNW
9
G19
NNW
8
G20
NNW
6
G16
NNW
5
G12
N
6
G14
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8
G15
N
6
G10
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5
G9
NNE
6
G11
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G10
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G15
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G11
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6
G8
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G5
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G10
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4
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10
G21
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8
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6
G9
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7
G16
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3
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5
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4
G6
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3
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3
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3
G4
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4
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6
G8
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4
G7
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5
G7
SSE
7
G11
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6
G13
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5
G17
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6
G13
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13
G15
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4
G8
ESE
4
G6
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3
G4
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3
G4
SE
3
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3
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2
G3
ESE
3
G4
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G11
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6
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8
G12
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6
G28
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13
G34
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14
G32
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14
G32
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10
G33
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15
G28
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16
G26
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10
G29
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10
G25
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15
G29
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G22
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4
G14
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5
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7
G10
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7
G11
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G13
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G22
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
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22%
6%
72%
21%
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100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
828
828824821822824820816818816814814813812810810810808810810
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Cool
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:40 AM
SUNSET
09:16 PM
15H 36M OF DAYLIGHT6H 27M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

44.8887, -111.5809
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 14:49 UTC
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