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YELLOWSTONE RIVER

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Yellowstone River near Sidney MT

RICHLAND COUNTY, MT47.6774°N, -104.1554°W Updated 23 hr ago

FLOW RATE

10,561cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

10,561cfs 52.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 10,974–14,846 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14,394cfs

PERIOD LOW

10,561cfs

RUNNABLE

88%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

7.2in

-26% vs normal

7.21 in of precipitation so far this year, 26% below the 30-year normal of 9.75 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

7.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

7.1–12.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-26%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.52" · normal 0.52" (0.2–0.9)

Jan

Feb: 0.68" · normal 0.51" (0.2–0.8)

Feb

Mar: 0.68" · normal 0.87" (0.3–1.6)

Mar

Apr: 0.51" · normal 1.55" (0.7–2.9)

Apr

May: 1.39" · normal 2.65" (0.9–5.2)

May

Jun: 2.80" · normal 2.79" (1.3–4.2)

Jun

Jul: 0.65" (so far)· normal 1.98" (0.5–3.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.70" (0.5–3.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.63" (0.5–3.0)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.22" (0.7–1.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.77" (0.2–1.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.60" (0.2–0.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:38 PM

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Station Location

47.6774, -104.1554

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 00:00 UTC

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