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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 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

317cfs

GAUGE HT

1.66ft

WATER TEMP

69°F

AIR TEMP

56°F

WIND

2mph NW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

317cfs 19.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 285–385 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

585cfs

PERIOD LOW

286cfs

RUNNABLE

73%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

1.66ft

Water Temperature

68.7°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

93°

36°

MON

93°

59°

TUE

92°

57°

WED

90°

57°

THU

91°

58°

FRI

88°

55°

SAT

87°

54°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

92°

mild

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90°

86°

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59°

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78°

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86°

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86°

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62°

60°

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58°

59°

58°

60°

64°

69°

75°

83°

88°

90°

89°

91°

90°

79°

81°

69°

64°

61°

60°

59°

58°

57°

56°

55°

58°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph SW

G 26 mph

G26

G25

WSW

G20

WSW

G20

WSW

G18

G10

SSW

NNW

SSW

NNW

G12

WNW

G15

G20

WSW

G19

WSW

G18

G21

WSW

G18

WSW

G17

G18

WSW

SSW

G10

SSW

ESE

NNE

WSW

G14

WSW

G16

G15

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

G16

SSE

ENE

G18

ENE

NNE

ENE

SSW

WSW

G12

WSW

G16

WSW

G19

G16

G14

WSW

G13

WNW

G16

G10

ENE

ESE

SSW

ENE

ESE

G10

WNW

G16

WSW

G17

G16

G17

SSE

G22

SSE

G14

SSW

WSW

G11

WSW

ENE

WSW

ESE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

33%

41%

27%

39%

CLOUDS

cover %

95%

overcast

95%

18%

100%

17%

24%

92%

60%

100%

14%

51%

76%

63%

100%

62%

19%

43%

13%

11%

10%

13%

28%

21%

13%

86%

100%

62%

73%

100%

87%

100%

27%

23%

82%

100%

93%

23%

19%

40%

13%

74%

29%

100%

50%

100%

74%

80%

100%

37%

100%

38%

100%

96%

91%

87%

85%

83%

81%

77%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

805

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

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

5% illuminated

Station Location

44.6571, -111.0680

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

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