🌊 Water Data
Madison335 cfsPRIME
Gallatin283 cfsLOW
Yellowstone1,320 cfsPRIME
Big Hole1,080 cfsFLOOD
Clark Fork2,470 cfsPRIME
Bitterroot3,410 cfsHIGH
Blackfoot1,170 cfsPRIME
Flathead R.1,430 cfsVERY LOW
Missouri3,370 cfsPRIME
Yellowstone B.2,360 cfsLOW
Musselshell52 cfsPRIME
Flathead Lake2,886.9 ftLEVEL
Hebgen Lake6,528.8 ftLEVEL
Hungry Horse3,539.5 ftLEVEL
Lake Sherburne4,780.5 ftLEVEL
Ft Peck2,222.2 ft • 84%→
Canyon Ferry3,783.2 ft • 76%↓
Bighorn Lake3,617.6 ft • 79%↓
Clark Canyon5,530.8 ft • 60%→
Lake Elwell2,984.2 ft • 84%→
Madison335 cfsPRIME
Gallatin283 cfsLOW
Yellowstone1,320 cfsPRIME
Big Hole1,080 cfsFLOOD
Clark Fork2,470 cfsPRIME
Bitterroot3,410 cfsHIGH
Blackfoot1,170 cfsPRIME
Flathead R.1,430 cfsVERY LOW
Missouri3,370 cfsPRIME
Yellowstone B.2,360 cfsLOW
Musselshell52 cfsPRIME
Flathead Lake2,886.9 ftLEVEL
Hebgen Lake6,528.8 ftLEVEL
Hungry Horse3,539.5 ftLEVEL
Lake Sherburne4,780.5 ftLEVEL
Ft Peck2,222.2 ft • 84%→
Canyon Ferry3,783.2 ft • 76%↓
Bighorn Lake3,617.6 ft • 79%↓
Clark Canyon5,530.8 ft • 60%→
Lake Elwell2,984.2 ft • 84%→
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