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Madison River
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MADISON RIVER
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Madison River at Kirby Ranch nr Cameron MT

MONTANA44.8887°N, -111.5809°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
864cfs
GAUGE HT
1.75ft
WATER TEMP
10°F
AIR TEMP
66°F
WIND
12mph S
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
864cfs 55.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 716968 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
864cfs
PERIOD LOW
831cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.75ft

Water Temperature

10.2°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

8.7in

-29% vs normal

8.65 in of precipitation so far this year, 29% below the 30-year normal of 12.19 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

8.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.8–14.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-29%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.94" · normal 1.64" (0.9–2.4)
Jan
Feb: 1.42" · normal 1.62" (0.7–2.5)
Feb
Mar: 1.27" · normal 2.21" (1.1–3.2)
Mar
Apr: 2.94" · normal 3.06" (2.1–4.0)
Apr
May: 1.91" · normal 3.17" (1.9–4.7)
May
Jun: 0.17" (so far)· normal 3.21" (1.7–5.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.52" (0.8–2.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.43" (0.5–2.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.76" (0.8–2.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.20" (1.2–3.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.93" (0.9–3.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.82" (0.9–2.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:07 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
76°
42°
SAT
76°
57°
SUN
58°
37°
MON
60°
36°
TUE
47°
44°
WED
51°
39°
THU
56°
33°
TIME
FRI
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SAT
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SUN
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MON
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TUE
12
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WED
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9
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TEMP
hourly forecast
76°
mild
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75°
73°
67°
63°
61°
59°
58°
57°
58°
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63°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
13mph SSW
G 21 mph
13
G21
SSW
13
G22
SSW
14
G23
SSW
11
G23
SSW
8
G11
SSE
9
G12
SE
7
G11
SE
7
G9
SSE
7
G8
S
7
G9
S
8
G10
S
9
G12
S
9
G12
SSE
10
G17
SSE
12
G20
SSE
9
G13
SE
12
G20
SSE
12
G23
S
14
G28
SSW
18
G35
SSW
22
G38
SSW
18
G36
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19
G37
SSW
17
G36
SSW
17
G38
SSW
17
G35
SSW
13
G29
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8
G19
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2
G17
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5
G10
SSE
4
G7
ENE
8
G15
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8
G14
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9
G13
NNW
13
G16
ESE
15
G20
SE
11
G18
W
9
G18
SSW
9
G22
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12
G32
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16
G36
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17
G37
S
20
G39
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23
G38
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24
G46
SSW
26
G36
SSW
12
G29
W
11
G15
WSW
11
G23
W
12
G24
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10
G27
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7
G18
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2
G4
SSW
4
G5
S
5
G7
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6
G7
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7
G11
SSE
8
G13
SSE
8
G15
SSE
7
G13
SSE
8
G17
SSE
8
G15
SSE
8
G18
SSE
10
G23
S
7
G13
SE
8
G21
S
8
G31
S
12
G41
SSW
16
G42
SSW
13
G40
S
16
G41
S
17
G41
S
14
G41
SSW
13
G40
SSW
14
G40
S
13
G35
S
12
G36
S
11
G27
SSE
10
G21
S
10
G21
SSE
10
G21
SSE
10
G22
SSE
11
G22
S
10
G21
SSE
9
G19
S
9
G20
S
8
G19
S
9
G16
SSE
7
G17
SSE
8
G17
S
7
G14
S
9
G14
SSE
10
G16
SSE
9
G15
SSE
8
G15
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10
G14
SSE
7
G15
SSE
7
G13
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7
G15
SSE
7
G12
SSE
4
G9
SSW
4
G9
SSW
7
G8
SSW
5
G8
SW
5
G7
SW
3
G6
SW
3
G5
WSW
3
G4
WSW
3
G5
WSW
3
G5
W
3
G6
WNW
5
G8
NW
7
G9
NNW
PRECIP
chance %
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1%
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5%
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10%
7%
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5%
5%
36%
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47%
36%
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4%
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1%
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56%
65%
65%
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65%
61%
61%
61%
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61%
61%
68%
68%
68%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
3%
0%
7%
51%
25%
84%
42%
59%
100%
100%
26%
100%
92%
100%
44%
32%
94%
100%
100%
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51%
100%
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100%
90%
54%
100%
92%
100%
17%
14%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
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100%
84%
84%
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6%
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100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
819
819813809815814812810811815817816814812813812811809811812
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:41 AM
SUNSET
09:08 PM
15H 27M OF DAYLIGHT4H 26M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated

Station Location

44.8887, -111.5809
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 16:42 UTC
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