Waterlands
Yellowstone River
USGS · 06309000
YELLOWSTONE RIVER
USGS · 06309000LIVE

Yellowstone River at Miles City, MT

CUSTER COUNTY, MT46.4208°N, -105.8600°W Updated 14 hr ago
FLOW RATE
15,049cfs
AIR TEMP
60°F
WIND
8mph WNW
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
15,049cfs 52.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 13,33218,038 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
28,582cfs
PERIOD LOW
9,186cfs
RUNNABLE
45%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

6.8in

-21% vs normal

6.82 in of precipitation so far this year, 21% below the 30-year normal of 8.69 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

6.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.6–11.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-21%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.33" · normal 0.57" (0.2–1.0)
Jan
Feb: 0.76" · normal 0.55" (0.2–0.8)
Feb
Mar: 1.52" · normal 0.86" (0.2–1.8)
Mar
Apr: 1.14" · normal 1.85" (0.8–3.0)
Apr
May: 1.29" · normal 2.86" (0.9–5.3)
May
Jun: 1.77" (so far)· normal 2.35" (1.0–3.3)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.46" (0.2–2.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.18" (0.4–2.3)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.31" (0.4–2.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.25" (0.5–2.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.63" (0.1–1.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.55" (0.1–1.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:47 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
74°
47°
WED
74°
51°
THU
75°
54°
FRI
85°
57°
SAT
85°
66°
SUN
80°
65°
MON
73°
54°
TIME
TUE
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
73°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
12mph NNW
G 15 mph
12
G15
NNW
11
G20
NNW
12
G20
NNW
13
G16
NNW
13
G18
NNW
11
G15
N
9
G17
N
7
G13
N
6
G12
N
6
G11
NNE
4
G9
NNE
1
G4
N
0
G2
N
1
SSE
1
WNW
4
WNW
2
G5
NNE
3
G7
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5
G9
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7
G9
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6
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G9
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G11
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7
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6
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7
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G14
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8
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12
G26
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15
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17
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20
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G22
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19
G24
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21
G27
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16
G23
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14
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11
G20
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8
G15
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7
G13
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4
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5
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4
SSE
2
G3
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4
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5
G8
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8
G13
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9
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10
G14
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11
G14
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10
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10
G13
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9
G12
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7
G10
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6
G10
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3
G7
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4
G8
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14
SSW
10
G14
SSE
3
G4
SW
6
G8
S
5
S
8
G11
SSE
4
G11
SE
2
G5
SSE
3
G9
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2
NE
3
G5
NE
3
G4
SE
2
G3
S
5
G8
W
5
G7
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12
G13
NNW
13
G14
NNW
11
G14
NW
12
G14
NW
11
G12
NNW
10
N
8
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8
NNW
9
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6
G11
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6
G11
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13
G20
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16
G23
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12
G26
NNE
16
G29
NNE
19
G32
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17
G32
NE
15
G32
NNE
14
G31
NNE
15
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NNE
17
G30
NE
16
G28
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11
G21
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PRECIP
chance %
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49%
52%
52%
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52%
52%
52%
44%
CLOUDS
cover %
30%
few
30%
27%
22%
14%
34%
0%
2%
22%
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100%
46%
50%
100%
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24%
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10%
41%
10%
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0%
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2%
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24%
53%
16%
66%
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44%
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15%
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14%
19%
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100%
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100%
100%
100%
81%
56%
39%
37%
44%
54%
70%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
941
941940938940940937935932929926923924922920918918919919916
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:11 AM
SUNSET
08:59 PM
15H 48M OF DAYLIGHT6H 12M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

46.4208, -105.8600
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 14:47 UTC
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