Waterlands
Yellowstone River
USGS · 06328495
YELLOWSTONE RIVER
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Yellowstone River Fish Bypass Channel nr Intake MT

DAWSON COUNTY, MT47.2637°N, -104.5397°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
2,120cfs
GAUGE HT
16.79ft
WATER TEMP
19°F
AIR TEMP
57°F
WIND
13mph WNW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
2,120cfs 60.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,8452,496 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
2,240cfs
PERIOD LOW
2,110cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

16.79ft

Water Temperature

18.5°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

6.5in

-25% vs normal

6.46 in of precipitation so far this year, 25% below the 30-year normal of 8.59 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

6.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.8–10.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-25%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.30" · normal 0.55" (0.2–0.9)
Jan
Feb: 0.78" · normal 0.55" (0.1–0.9)
Feb
Mar: 1.05" · normal 0.84" (0.3–1.4)
Mar
Apr: 0.65" · normal 1.67" (0.9–2.7)
Apr
May: 1.63" · normal 2.73" (1.1–5.3)
May
Jun: 2.06" (so far)· normal 2.74" (1.3–4.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.85" (0.6–3.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.42" (0.5–2.6)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.46" (0.5–2.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.23" (0.6–2.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.74" (0.1–1.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.56" (0.2–1.1)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:25 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
71°
51°
WED
68°
50°
THU
76°
53°
FRI
83°
60°
SAT
82°
66°
SUN
91°
62°
MON
77°
59°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
68°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
15mph WNW
G 20 mph
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G20
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G19
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7
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10
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7
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
37%
28%
65%
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94%
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100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
77%
45%
25%
26%
38%
52%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
952
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:02 AM
SUNSET
08:58 PM
15H 56M OF DAYLIGHT7H 33M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

47.2637, -104.5397
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 13:25 UTC
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