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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 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,170cfs

GAUGE HT

2.03ft

WATER TEMP

56°F

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

9mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,170cfs 12.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 952–1,288 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,170cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,110cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.03ft

Water Temperature

56.1°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 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:08 UTC

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