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YELLOWSTONE RIVER

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Yellowstone River near Sidney MT

RICHLAND COUNTY, MT47.6774°N, -104.1554°W Updated 41 min ago

FLOW RATE

24,300cfs

GAUGE HT

8.20ft

WATER TEMP

19°F

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

9mph SW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

24,300cfs 32.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 22,950–31,050 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

28,600cfs

PERIOD LOW

24,300cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.20ft

Water Temperature

18.6°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

52°

SAT

101°

60°

SUN

88°

53°

MON

80°

50°

TUE

85°

64°

WED

68°

55°

THU

63°

54°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

84°

82°

75°

71°

69°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

60°

67°

75°

80°

85°

88°

93°

96°

98°

99°

101°

100°

97°

91°

74°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

67°

70°

73°

77°

80°

82°

84°

85°

87°

88°

76°

82°

77°

75°

64°

54°

53°

51°

50°

51°

55°

59°

65°

68°

71°

73°

75°

77°

78°

79°

80°

78°

73°

68°

66°

65°

66°

64°

66°

67°

66°

69°

71°

73°

75°

78°

80°

83°

84°

85°

84°

77°

75°

71°

69°

68°

66°

67°

68°

66°

64°

62°

63°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph W

G 19 mph

G19

G14

G10

WNW

ENE

G11

ESE

G13

ENE

G13

NNW

NNE

ENE

G17

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G18

SSE

G19

G21

G19

G21

SSW

G19

G24

G22

SSE

G29

SSE

G36

ENE

G19

ENE

G15

G25

G18

NNE

G14

NNE

G13

NNW

G14

G17

G10

WNW

G17

NNW

G15

NNW

G15

WNW

G40

WNW

G47

WNW

G37

WNW

G35

G34

G28

WSW

G26

WSW

G30

G28

G29

G27

G25

G24

WSW

G22

WSW

G20

WSW

G19

G18

G17

SSW

G16

SSW

G16

G17

SSE

G18

ESE

G20

ESE

G28

ESE

G30

ESE

G10

G19

ESE

G26

ESE

G19

SSE

ENE

NNE

G11

WNW

G11

WSW

G13

G16

WSW

G13

WNW

G16

G17

WNW

G19

NNW

G15

NNW

G15

G23

G28

G27

G23

WNW

G20

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

30%

64%

18%

10%

67%

23%

17%

31%

32%

36%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

25%

32%

75%

14%

12%

15%

100%

32%

100%

66%

100%

11%

100%

84%

100%

86%

31%

64%

100%

81%

100%

71%

100%

32%

100%

46%

100%

58%

100%

98%

100%

20%

68%

100%

20%

16%

57%

22%

28%

27%

91%

100%

99%

98%

99%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

942

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:00 AM

SUNSET

08:50 PM

15H 50M OF DAYLIGHT4H 9M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

47.6774, -104.1554

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

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