Waterlands
Yellowstone River
USGS · 06295000
YELLOWSTONE RIVER
USGS · 06295000LIVE

Yellowstone River at Forsyth MT

MONTANA46.2666°N, -106.6913°W Updated 14 hr ago
FLOW RATE
15,247cfs
AIR TEMP
58°F
WIND
8mph WNW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
15,247cfs 58.0% vs avg
Optimal band: 12,50716,921 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
15,560cfs
PERIOD LOW
13,048cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

7.3in

-19% vs normal

7.29 in of precipitation so far this year, 19% below the 30-year normal of 8.99 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

7.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.1–11.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-19%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.56" · normal 0.69" (0.3–1.1)
Jan
Feb: 0.76" · normal 0.65" (0.3–1.0)
Feb
Mar: 1.50" · normal 1.08" (0.4–1.9)
Mar
Apr: 1.47" · normal 2.03" (0.9–3.4)
Apr
May: 1.33" · normal 2.76" (0.9–5.6)
May
Jun: 1.68" (so far)· normal 2.04" (0.9–3.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.30" (0.2–2.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.07" (0.2–2.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.29" (0.3–2.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.46" (0.6–2.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.74" (0.2–1.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.61" (0.2–1.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:25 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
74°
47°
WED
76°
53°
THU
74°
54°
FRI
85°
57°
SAT
82°
64°
SUN
75°
62°
MON
74°
56°
TIME
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
73°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
11mph NNW
G 15 mph
11
G15
NNW
11
G15
NNW
11
G15
NNW
11
G15
NNW
10
G17
NNW
11
G14
N
8
G12
NNE
7
G13
NNE
5
G10
NE
3
G6
ENE
3
G7
NNE
2
G3
NNW
1
G5
NE
3
S
1
G2
SW
1
G2
N
3
G8
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6
G9
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6
G7
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6
G8
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9
G12
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12
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7
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7
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5
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7
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G14
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8
G17
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10
G23
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15
G25
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16
G19
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G18
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15
G17
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16
G18
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19
G20
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17
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G19
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17
G18
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14
G15
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14
G15
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17
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14
G15
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11
G15
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9
G17
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9
G19
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5
G12
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3
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7
G12
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9
G18
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7
G15
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6
G13
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7
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G11
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8
G10
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8
G10
WNW
8
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6
G7
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4
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3
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0
G7
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4
G9
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5
S
11
G12
ESE
7
G9
SW
4
G11
NE
4
G6
ESE
6
G9
SSE
8
G14
S
8
G15
SSE
8
G15
SSE
10
G22
SSE
7
G21
SSE
5
ESE
2
NE
1
G3
WNW
9
G15
WNW
15
G17
WNW
16
G20
NW
16
G19
NW
14
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14
G15
NNW
11
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9
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4
G7
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6
G10
NNW
7
G15
NNE
7
G14
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9
G13
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7
G17
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4
G8
NNW
7
G23
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12
G28
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9
G24
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10
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10
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10
G27
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10
G27
NNE
11
G26
NNE
10
G23
NNE
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G16
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PRECIP
chance %
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57%
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57%
49%
CLOUDS
cover %
25%
few
25%
4%
4%
2%
0%
1%
8%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
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100%
100%
100%
36%
7%
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24%
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16%
8%
8%
2%
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95%
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35%
1%
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24%
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25%
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6%
11%
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10%
8%
37%
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38%
93%
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55%
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16%
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100%
100%
100%
93%
85%
75%
68%
65%
64%
67%
77%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
936
936934933934934931928925922919918918915914912913914913911
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:15 AM
SUNSET
09:02 PM
15H 47M OF DAYLIGHT6H 5M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

46.2666, -106.6913
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 14:57 UTC
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