Montana River Conditions — Live Water Data

Montana River Conditions

Live USGS stream gauge data — refreshed every 15 minutes

Live — 11 of 12 rivers reporting
📅 Updated Mar 26, 2026 at 3:42 AM

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Madison River
504 cfs
→ Stable • nr McAllister
Flathead River
8,400 cfs
→ Stable • at Columbia Falls
Musselshell River
89 cfs
⇩ Falling fast • at Roundup
All Rivers
Southwest MT
Western MT
Central MT
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
504
cubic feet per second
1.91 ft
Gauge Ht
54°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 2:30 AM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
RISING FAST
611
cubic feet per second
1.81 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
FLOOD STAGE
2,300
cubic feet per second
1.08 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
BLOWN OUT
2,150
cubic feet per second
3.29 ft
Gauge Ht
44°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 3:15 AM USGS →
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
RISING FAST
6,930
cubic feet per second
5.47 ft
Gauge Ht
43°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
5,530
cubic feet per second
6.53 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
FLOOD STAGE
4,320
cubic feet per second
5.31 ft
Gauge Ht
43°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 2:30 AM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
PRIME
8,400
cubic feet per second
5.16 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 2:45 AM USGS →
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
RISING FAST
4,560
cubic feet per second
4.75 ft
Gauge Ht
49°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Stillwater River
at Absarokee
NO DATA
—
cubic feet per second
—
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
No recent data USGS →
Yellowstone River
at Billings
RISING FAST
3,870
cubic feet per second
3.06 ft
Gauge Ht
53°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
GOOD
89
cubic feet per second
3.01 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Southwest Montana
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
504
cubic feet per second
1.91 ft
Gauge Ht
54°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 2:30 AM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
RISING FAST
611
cubic feet per second
1.81 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
FLOOD STAGE
2,300
cubic feet per second
1.08 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
BLOWN OUT
2,150
cubic feet per second
3.29 ft
Gauge Ht
44°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 3:15 AM USGS →
Western Montana
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
RISING FAST
6,930
cubic feet per second
5.47 ft
Gauge Ht
43°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
5,530
cubic feet per second
6.53 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
FLOOD STAGE
4,320
cubic feet per second
5.31 ft
Gauge Ht
43°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 2:30 AM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
PRIME
8,400
cubic feet per second
5.16 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 2:45 AM USGS →
Central / Eastern Montana
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
RISING FAST
4,560
cubic feet per second
4.75 ft
Gauge Ht
49°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Stillwater River
at Absarokee
NO DATA
—
cubic feet per second
—
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
No recent data USGS →
Yellowstone River
at Billings
RISING FAST
3,870
cubic feet per second
3.06 ft
Gauge Ht
53°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
GOOD
89
cubic feet per second
3.01 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →

Data: USGS National Water Information System — Provisional data subject to revision.

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