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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 20 hr ago
FLOW RATE
853cfs
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
14mph SSW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
853cfs 23.4% vs avg
Optimal band: 666900 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,321cfs
PERIOD LOW
614cfs
RUNNABLE
79%
last 1 year in band
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-Meteo05:53 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
76°
42°
SAT
76°
56°
SUN
59°
40°
MON
63°
38°
TUE
49°
41°
WED
49°
37°
THU
51°
33°
TIME
FRI
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MON
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
67°
mild
67°
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61°
59°
59°
58°
56°
57°
58°
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62°
68°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph SSE
G 11 mph
8
G11
SSE
8
G11
SSE
8
G11
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8
G9
S
7
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8
S
8
S
9
G12
S
9
G13
SSE
9
G15
SSE
13
G18
SSE
15
G21
SE
10
G23
S
14
G29
SSW
13
G39
SSW
15
G33
SSW
16
G31
SW
15
G32
SSW
18
G34
SSW
18
G35
SSW
18
G32
SSW
16
G31
SW
11
G31
SW
8
G21
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4
G16
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5
G13
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6
G10
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11
G19
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10
G19
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14
G22
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6
G8
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16
G26
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12
G23
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11
G24
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1
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13
G27
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16
G30
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17
G33
SSW
16
G30
SSW
23
G41
SW
26
G51
SSW
24
G40
SSW
17
G29
SW
20
G28
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17
G30
W
16
G30
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13
G25
W
9
G19
WSW
4
G5
WSW
4
G5
SSW
5
G6
S
5
G6
S
6
G9
S
5
G10
S
7
G14
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7
G14
SSE
7
G15
SSE
7
G14
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8
G15
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10
G22
SSE
10
G22
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7
G26
SSW
10
G27
SW
10
G32
SSW
10
G34
SSW
17
G35
S
17
G34
SSW
18
G33
SSW
14
G33
SSW
12
G31
SSW
9
G32
S
5
G11
S
6
G11
SSE
11
G21
S
14
G35
S
14
G31
S
12
G23
S
10
G22
S
9
G17
S
8
G16
S
8
G15
SSE
8
G17
SSE
7
G16
SSE
8
G15
S
7
G15
S
7
G13
S
6
G11
SSW
7
G14
S
8
G15
S
8
G17
SSW
6
G14
SSW
10
G21
S
13
G28
SW
8
G25
SW
7
G17
SSW
5
G10
S
6
G8
SSW
7
G9
S
6
G9
S
7
G12
S
6
G11
SSE
6
G10
SSE
5
G9
SSE
3
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SE
3
SSE
4
G5
S
5
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G7
S
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G11
S
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G12
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G11
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PRECIP
chance %
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1%
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6%
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4%
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9%
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4%
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1%
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36%
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56%
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65%
61%
61%
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61%
68%
68%
68%
68%
68%
68%
81%
CLOUDS
cover %
6%
clear
6%
4%
12%
82%
58%
74%
100%
100%
96%
73%
100%
100%
86%
85%
100%
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100%
89%
29%
100%
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52%
72%
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95%
97%
95%
0%
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0%
11%
87%
30%
7%
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20%
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100%
100%
100%
99%
98%
97%
98%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
815
815810814815812811815816815815815812810810810809810811812
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:41 AM
SUNSET
09:08 PM
15H 27M OF DAYLIGHT0H 36M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated

Station Location

44.8887, -111.5809
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 20:32 UTC
Site #06038800·USGS

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