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Madison River
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MADISON RIVER
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Madison River bl Hebgen Lake nr Grayling MT

MONTANA44.8664°N, -111.3388°W Updated 15 hr ago
FLOW RATE
965cfs
GAUGE HT
1.82ft
WATER TEMP
59°F
AIR TEMP
69°F
WIND
6mph SE
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
965cfs 23.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 594–804 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,197cfs
PERIOD LOW
383cfs
RUNNABLE
65%
last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

1.82ft

Water Temperature

58.5°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

14.2in

≈ normal

14.23 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 15.71 in).

YTD Total

14.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.6–19.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.60" · normal 2.10" (1.1–3.1)
Jan
Feb: 2.10" · normal 1.99" (0.8–3.1)
Feb
Mar: 1.06" · normal 2.52" (1.1–3.8)
Mar
Apr: 3.45" · normal 2.86" (1.8–3.9)
Apr
May: 1.44" · normal 2.93" (1.6–4.2)
May
Jun: 4.32" · normal 2.76" (1.2–4.9)
Jun
Jul: 0.27" (so far)· normal 1.35" (0.6–2.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.24" (0.4–2.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.71" (0.6–2.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.22" (1.4–3.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.27" (1.1–3.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.40" (1.2–3.4)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:11 UTC
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
808
808804802807808805803808805803805808804804804804802803802
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:51 AM
SUNSET
09:10 PM
15H 19M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
5% illuminated

Station Location

44.8664, -111.3388
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC
Site #06038500·USGS

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