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MADISON RIVER

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Madison River near West Yellowstone, MT

GALLATIN COUNTY, MT44.6571°N, -111.0680°W Updated 29 min ago

FLOW RATE

315cfs

GAUGE HT

1.66ft

WATER TEMP

67°F

AIR TEMP

51°F

WIND

3mph W

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

315cfs 25.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 274–370 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

322cfs

PERIOD LOW

315cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.66ft

Water Temperature

66.7°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

93°

49°

MON

93°

58°

TUE

91°

56°

WED

88°

56°

THU

84°

58°

FRI

93°

53°

SAT

91°

57°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

77°

85°

89°

91°

92°

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91°

90°

86°

79°

74°

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69°

64°

62°

61°

58°

60°

68°

73°

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83°

87°

91°

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93°

92°

91°

90°

87°

80°

72°

68°

64°

61°

59°

58°

57°

56°

60°

67°

73°

79°

83°

86°

88°

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91°

90°

88°

81°

74°

67°

65°

64°

61°

60°

59°

58°

57°

56°

60°

65°

70°

77°

81°

85°

86°

88°

87°

86°

84°

79°

66°

59°

58°

59°

60°

59°

58°

59°

63°

67°

73°

79°

83°

84°

83°

79°

73°

75°

71°

67°

63°

61°

59°

57°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph NW

G11

WNW

G17

WNW

G21

G26

G25

G27

G26

G27

WSW

G21

WSW

G23

WSW

G17

SSW

NNW

WNW

SSW

WSW

SSW

WNW

NNW

G15

G18

WSW

G20

WSW

G20

G18

G17

G15

G14

WSW

SSE

ENE

ESE

ENE

SSE

WSW

NNW

WSW

G10

G15

G14

WSW

G14

WSW

G12

G11

G13

SSE

SSW

SSE

WNW

ENE

WSW

G10

WSW

G17

WSW

G21

G17

G16

WSW

G12

WSW

G15

G13

ENE

ESE

NNE

ENE

NNE

ESE

ENE

NNE

G11

G14

G11

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

15%

47%

42%

28%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

100%

84%

100%

12%

59%

100%

16%

88%

53%

21%

96%

75%

43%

100%

82%

100%

81%

100%

42%

54%

16%

15%

100%

17%

12%

100%

52%

74%

13%

64%

22%

16%

12%

16%

100%

12%

93%

84%

46%

96%

100%

15%

100%

83%

100%

88%

25%

17%

21%

12%

100%

82%

100%

78%

45%

39%

54%

32%

100%

90%

76%

67%

69%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

801

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Cool

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

09:08 PM

15H 18M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

44.6571, -111.0680

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

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