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YELLOWSTONE RIVER

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Yellowstone River at Billings MT

YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MT45.8001°N, -108.4680°W Updated 49 min ago

FLOW RATE

13,700cfs

GAUGE HT

6.03ft

WATER TEMP

15°F

AIR TEMP

59°F

WIND

4mph SW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

13,700cfs 42.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 11,475–15,525 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14,200cfs

PERIOD LOW

13,200cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.03ft

Water Temperature

15.1°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

46°

WED

77°

52°

THU

75°

56°

FRI

87°

56°

SAT

80°

58°

SUN

73°

54°

MON

76°

50°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

78°

76°

75°

73°

68°

65°

62°

59°

57°

56°

55°

53°

52°

55°

59°

63°

66°

70°

72°

74°

76°

77°

76°

75°

73°

70°

66°

65°

64°

63°

61°

59°

57°

56°

59°

61°

63°

65°

67°

68°

71°

73°

70°

72°

74°

75°

67°

66°

65°

61°

59°

58°

57°

56°

57°

62°

65°

68°

72°

76°

79°

82°

86°

84°

87°

86°

76°

71°

70°

66°

67°

69°

67°

66°

64°

59°

58°

62°

66°

70°

74°

77°

80°

77°

80°

79°

71°

67°

69°

68°

65°

63°

61°

60°

59°

58°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph ENE

G 11 mph

G11

ENE

G15

ENE

G14

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G16

ENE

G20

ENE

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

NNE

G11

G15

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G17

G16

G13

ENE

G23

ENE

G22

ENE

G20

ENE

G19

G13

G11

NNW

NNE

SSW

WSW

SSW

G14

WNW

SSW

WSW

WNW

ENE

ESE

SSE

G11

WSW

G18

WSW

G16

G20

WNW

G12

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

SSE

G10

G25

G18

SSE

G16

WNW

G17

WNW

G10

G16

G13

G12

WNW

G10

NNE

ENE

ESE

ENE

G19

ENE

G16

NNE

G20

NNE

G20

NNE

G16

G26

NNE

G21

G19

G16

NNW

G14

NNW

G13

G14

G13

PRECIP

chance %

34%

51%

16%

17%

37%

21%

12%

72%

69%

55%

44%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

14%

64%

85%

100%

42%

100%

20%

100%

68%

44%

32%

29%

18%

100%

85%

100%

36%

12%

74%

82%

100%

23%

22%

23%

24%

30%

98%

57%

97%

100%

99%

100%

17%

10%

76%

100%

99%

62%

100%

88%

72%

64%

72%

88%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

917

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:24 AM

SUNSET

09:07 PM

15H 43M OF DAYLIGHT6H 18M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

60% illuminated

Station Location

45.8001, -108.4680

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

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