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Madison River ab powerplant nr McAllister MT

MADISON COUNTY, MT45.4866°N, -111.6339°W Updated 15 hr ago
FLOW RATE
409cfs
GAUGE HT
4.08ft
AIR TEMP
73°F
WIND
1mph WNW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
409cfs 79.4% vs avg
Optimal band: 198268 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
430cfs
PERIOD LOW
109cfs
RUNNABLE
65%
last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

4.08ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

10.6in

≈ normal

10.64 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 12.09 in).

YTD Total

10.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.5–14.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-12%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.28" · normal 0.87" (0.5–1.4)
Jan
Feb: 0.73" · normal 0.93" (0.3–1.4)
Feb
Mar: 1.62" · normal 1.43" (0.8–2.1)
Mar
Apr: 2.18" · normal 2.53" (1.6–3.6)
Apr
May: 2.84" · normal 2.98" (1.7–4.1)
May
Jun: 2.75" · normal 2.87" (1.5–4.5)
Jun
Jul: 0.24" (so far)· normal 1.03" (0.3–2.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 0.97" (0.3–2.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.52" (0.5–2.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.76" (0.8–2.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.31" (0.7–2.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.10" (0.6–1.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:58 UTC
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
857
857856857859860858857861858857859859856857856856854853856
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:50 AM
SUNSET
09:14 PM
15H 24M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
5% illuminated

Station Location

45.4866, -111.6339
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC
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