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 Aug 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM

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Madison River
322 cfs
→ Stable • nr McAllister
Gallatin River
436 cfs
→ Stable • at Logan
All Rivers
Southwest MT
Western MT
Central MT
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
322
cubic feet per second
1.67 ft
Gauge Ht
62°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 8:30 AM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
PRIME
436
cubic feet per second
1.53 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 8:00 AM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
FLOOD STAGE
2,290
cubic feet per second
0.78 ft
Gauge Ht
61°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 8:00 AM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
RISING FAST
292
cubic feet per second
1.52 ft
Gauge Ht
58°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 8:15 AM USGS →
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
RISING
1,280
cubic feet per second
2.52 ft
Gauge Ht
62°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 9:00 AM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
RISING FAST
767
cubic feet per second
3.19 ft
Gauge Ht
64°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 8:00 AM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
RISING
712
cubic feet per second
2.27 ft
Gauge Ht
61°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 8:30 AM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
VERY LOW
939
cubic feet per second
2.17 ft
Gauge Ht
54°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 8:45 AM USGS →
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
RISING FAST
1,960
cubic feet per second
3.26 ft
Gauge Ht
69°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 8:00 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
2,980
cubic feet per second
2.87 ft
Gauge Ht
67°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 8:00 AM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
RISING FAST
34
cubic feet per second
2.85 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 8:00 AM USGS →
Southwest Montana
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
322
cubic feet per second
1.67 ft
Gauge Ht
62°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 8:30 AM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
PRIME
436
cubic feet per second
1.53 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 8:00 AM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
FLOOD STAGE
2,290
cubic feet per second
0.78 ft
Gauge Ht
61°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 8:00 AM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
RISING FAST
292
cubic feet per second
1.52 ft
Gauge Ht
58°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 8:15 AM USGS →
Western Montana
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
RISING
1,280
cubic feet per second
2.52 ft
Gauge Ht
62°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 9:00 AM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
RISING FAST
767
cubic feet per second
3.19 ft
Gauge Ht
64°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 8:00 AM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
RISING
712
cubic feet per second
2.27 ft
Gauge Ht
61°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 8:30 AM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
VERY LOW
939
cubic feet per second
2.17 ft
Gauge Ht
54°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 8:45 AM USGS →
Central / Eastern Montana
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
RISING FAST
1,960
cubic feet per second
3.26 ft
Gauge Ht
69°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 8:00 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
2,980
cubic feet per second
2.87 ft
Gauge Ht
67°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 8:00 AM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
RISING FAST
34
cubic feet per second
2.85 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 8:00 AM USGS →

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

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