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MADISON RIVER

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Madison River near West Yellowstone, MT

GALLATIN COUNTY, MT44.6571°N, -111.0680°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

407cfs

GAUGE HT

1.79ft

WATER TEMP

16°F

AIR TEMP

61°F

WIND

12mph SW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

407cfs 47.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 353–477 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

438cfs

PERIOD LOW

400cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.79ft

Water Temperature

16.1°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

71°

32°

SAT

73°

50°

SUN

55°

34°

MON

63°

30°

TUE

48°

41°

WED

43°

35°

THU

54°

31°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

70°

68°

62°

59°

58°

56°

54°

51°

50°

53°

62°

69°

71°

72°

73°

71°

70°

69°

67°

64°

58°

56°

55°

53°

51°

49°

48°

50°

53°

50°

51°

48°

52°

49°

50°

52°

45°

46°

47°

46°

40°

36°

34°

33°

32°

31°

30°

31°

34°

37°

45°

49°

54°

59°

62°

63°

61°

58°

56°

55°

52°

49°

45°

43°

41°

42°

43°

44°

43°

41°

42°

43°

44°

46°

48°

46°

44°

43°

41°

40°

39°

38°

37°

36°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

16mph SW

G 22 mph

G22

G23

G22

G14

SSW

G13

G12

G11

SSW

NNW

WSW

NNW

ESE

G24

G27

G24

G28

G32

G35

G32

G30

G29

G31

WSW

G26

WSW

G20

WSW

G22

G11

SSE

WNW

G14

G28

SSW

G19

SSW

G12

SSW

G23

G28

SSW

G33

SSW

G34

SSW

G38

SSW

G37

SSW

G47

G38

G32

G34

G36

G33

G26

SSE

ENE

G13

SSE

G12

G15

WSW

G30

SSW

G43

SSW

G40

SSW

G46

G43

G40

G38

SSW

G39

G28

WSW

G24

G28

SSW

G32

SSW

G35

SSW

G27

SSW

G24

SSW

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G21

SSW

G20

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

SSW

G20

SSW

G22

G20

G18

SSW

G16

SSW

G15

G14

G15

SSW

G16

SSW

G18

G20

SSW

G25

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

G22

G17

G13

G12

G14

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

16%

33%

25%

38%

62%

61%

54%

67%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

92%

90%

100%

51%

38%

69%

100%

70%

80%

98%

19%

100%

72%

31%

54%

100%

76%

100%

22%

100%

20%

76%

18%

100%

39%

12%

92%

74%

18%

32%

24%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

798

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:05 PM

15H 25M OF DAYLIGHT4H 24M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

44.6571, -111.0680

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 16:41 UTC

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