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Yellowstone River
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YELLOWSTONE RIVER
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Yellowstone River near Sidney MT

RICHLAND COUNTY, MT47.6774°N, -104.1554°W Updated 22 min ago
FLOW RATE
14,100cfs
GAUGE HT
5.62ft
WATER TEMP
19°F
AIR TEMP
57°F
WIND
14mph WNW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
14,100cfs 60.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 12,24016,560 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
15,200cfs
PERIOD LOW
14,100cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.62ft

Water Temperature

18.7°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

6.0in

-29% vs normal

5.98 in of precipitation so far this year, 29% below the 30-year normal of 8.4 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

6.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.0–10.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-29%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.52" · normal 0.52" (0.2–0.9)
Jan
Feb: 0.68" · normal 0.51" (0.2–0.8)
Feb
Mar: 0.68" · normal 0.87" (0.3–1.6)
Mar
Apr: 0.51" · normal 1.55" (0.7–2.9)
Apr
May: 1.39" · normal 2.65" (0.9–5.2)
May
Jun: 2.22" (so far)· normal 2.79" (1.3–4.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.98" (0.5–3.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.70" (0.5–3.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.63" (0.5–3.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.22" (0.7–1.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.77" (0.2–1.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.60" (0.2–0.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:22 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
72°
53°
WED
67°
52°
THU
75°
54°
FRI
80°
59°
SAT
77°
65°
SUN
92°
62°
MON
78°
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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G21
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G23
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18
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G20
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13
G22
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G14
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3
G10
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2
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G28
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4
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
36%
few
36%
27%
30%
41%
72%
91%
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12%
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33%
50%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
955
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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
04:59 AM
SUNSET
08:58 PM
15H 59M OF DAYLIGHT7H 36M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

47.6774, -104.1554
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 13:22 UTC
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