USGS · 06214500

YELLOWSTONE RIVER

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Yellowstone River at Billings MT

MONTANA45.8001°N, -108.4680°W Updated 52 min ago

FLOW RATE

18,500cfs

GAUGE HT

7.03ft

WATER TEMP

16°F

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

5mph SW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

18,500cfs 44.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 15,640–21,160 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

19,100cfs

PERIOD LOW

18,200cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.03ft

Water Temperature

15.7°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

52°

SAT

95°

58°

SUN

83°

51°

MON

81°

52°

TUE

75°

51°

WED

63°

50°

THU

59°

50°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

84°

77°

74°

73°

69°

67°

63°

61°

60°

58°

63°

67°

70°

74°

79°

84°

89°

94°

95°

93°

94°

91°

88°

83°

78°

74°

71°

68°

67°

64°

62°

61°

59°

60°

62°

66°

69°

73°

76°

68°

75°

72°

83°

71°

68°

63°

61°

57°

51°

53°

52°

53°

56°

59°

64°

69°

74°

76°

78°

80°

81°

80°

79°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

63°

58°

57°

59°

58°

61°

63°

67°

70°

71°

73°

74°

72°

75°

74°

73°

69°

70°

64°

59°

56°

51°

50°

52°

53°

51°

52°

53°

55°

56°

58°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph E

G 13 mph

G13

G11

G10

ESE

G11

G18

SSE

G15

SSE

SSW

SSE

WSW

G11

NNE

G16

G15

ENE

G24

ENE

G29

G25

NNW

G15

G17

NNE

G19

ENE

G17

ENE

G24

G22

NNE

G27

NNW

G31

G29

G13

WNW

G11

SSW

G16

ESE

ENE

G13

ENE

G16

ENE

G29

G23

ENE

G32

G37

NNW

G46

G37

WNW

G34

WNW

G34

G32

SSW

G20

WSW

SSE

ESE

G17

SSE

G16

G14

G16

WSW

G14

WSW

G21

G22

SSW

G24

G17

WSW

G13

SSE

ESE

G18

ESE

G22

ESE

NNW

WSW

G13

WNW

G21

NNW

WSW

G12

G15

G19

G22

G24

WNW

G26

PRECIP

chance %

17%

10%

42%

71%

40%

16%

38%

52%

45%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

12%

25%

47%

100%

21%

49%

100%

95%

92%

52%

100%

71%

62%

98%

100%

65%

100%

51%

100%

70%

10%

100%

18%

100%

42%

25%

85%

100%

96%

100%

12%

11%

95%

100%

94%

100%

93%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

900

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:59 PM

15H 34M OF DAYLIGHT3H 7M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

45.8001, -108.4680

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 17:52 UTC

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