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

MADISON COUNTY, MT44.8887°N, -111.5809°W Updated 26 min ago
FLOW RATE
1,160cfs
GAUGE HT
2.02ft
WATER TEMP
55°F
AIR TEMP
65°F
WIND
8mph S
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
1,160cfs 13.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 9521,288 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,160cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,110cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.02ft

Water Temperature

55.0°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

12.4in

-20% vs normal

12.45 in of precipitation so far this year, 20% below the 30-year normal of 15.54 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

12.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.7–18.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-20%

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: 3.68" · normal 3.21" (1.7–5.0)
Jun
Jul: 0.29" (so far)· 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-Meteo05:08 UTC
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
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63°
MON
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60°
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WED
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59°
THU
85°
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90°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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WIND
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PRECIP
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CLOUDS
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
825
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:52 AM
SUNSET
09:11 PM
15H 19M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
6% illuminated

Station Location

44.8887, -111.5809
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:30 UTC
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