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Madison River
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MADISON RIVER
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Madison River at Ennis, MT

MADISON COUNTY, MT45.3476°N, -111.7225°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
1,180cfs
GAUGE HT
4.58ft
WATER TEMP
13°F
AIR TEMP
45°F
WIND
3mph SSW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
1,180cfs 1.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,0291,392 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,290cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,130cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.58ft

Water Temperature

13.3°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

10.9in

≈ normal

10.92 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 12.21 in).

YTD Total

10.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.3–14.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-11%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.45" · normal 1.08" (0.6–1.7)
Jan
Feb: 0.70" · normal 1.16" (0.5–2.0)
Feb
Mar: 3.39" · normal 1.64" (0.9–2.6)
Mar
Apr: 2.72" · normal 2.77" (1.8–3.8)
Apr
May: 2.48" · normal 2.98" (1.5–4.4)
May
Jun: 1.18" (so far)· normal 2.94" (1.4–4.4)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.09" (0.4–2.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.11" (0.3–2.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.57" (0.6–2.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.90" (1.0–3.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.50" (0.8–2.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.30" (0.7–1.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:24 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
77°
40°
WED
79°
49°
THU
73°
48°
FRI
73°
50°
SAT
68°
47°
SUN
53°
46°
MON
65°
40°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
71°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
9mph N
G 10 mph
9
G10
N
11
NNE
11
G16
NNE
11
G16
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12
G16
NNE
14
G16
NNE
18
G22
NNE
19
G25
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G31
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G26
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G30
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18
G29
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16
G28
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14
G25
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9
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4
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12
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16
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12
G16
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13
G20
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8
G14
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7
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4
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4
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9
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8
G12
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10
G17
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7
G17
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1
G10
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5
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4
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5
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5
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3
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11
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16
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G29
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G28
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20
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19
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14
G16
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8
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20
G29
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6
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6
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7
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G10
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16
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9
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G20
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G23
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8
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G10
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4
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
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0%
1%
12%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
857
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
Nowscroll →
FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Cool
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:39 AM
SUNSET
09:18 PM
15H 39M OF DAYLIGHT7H 54M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

45.3476, -111.7225
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 13:24 UTC
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