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 1:42 AM

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Madison River
487 cfs
→ Stable • nr McAllister
Musselshell River
89 cfs
↓ Falling • at Roundup
All Rivers
Southwest MT
Western MT
Central MT
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
487
cubic feet per second
1.89 ft
Gauge Ht
54°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 12:30 AM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
RISING FAST
590
cubic feet per second
1.78 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
HIGH
2,250
cubic feet per second
1.01 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
BLOWN OUT
2,030
cubic feet per second
3.22 ft
Gauge Ht
44°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 1:15 AM USGS →
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
RISING FAST
6,900
cubic feet per second
5.46 ft
Gauge Ht
44°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
5,350
cubic feet per second
6.44 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
FLOOD STAGE
4,300
cubic feet per second
5.30 ft
Gauge Ht
43°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 12:30 AM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
RISING
8,440
cubic feet per second
5.17 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 12:45 AM USGS →
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
RISING FAST
4,670
cubic feet per second
4.80 ft
Gauge Ht
50°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 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
3,900
cubic feet per second
3.07 ft
Gauge Ht
54°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
PRIME
89
cubic feet per second
3.01 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Southwest Montana
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
487
cubic feet per second
1.89 ft
Gauge Ht
54°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 12:30 AM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
RISING FAST
590
cubic feet per second
1.78 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
HIGH
2,250
cubic feet per second
1.01 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
BLOWN OUT
2,030
cubic feet per second
3.22 ft
Gauge Ht
44°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 1:15 AM USGS →
Western Montana
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
RISING FAST
6,900
cubic feet per second
5.46 ft
Gauge Ht
44°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
5,350
cubic feet per second
6.44 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
FLOOD STAGE
4,300
cubic feet per second
5.30 ft
Gauge Ht
43°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 12:30 AM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
RISING
8,440
cubic feet per second
5.17 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 12:45 AM USGS →
Central / Eastern Montana
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
RISING FAST
4,670
cubic feet per second
4.80 ft
Gauge Ht
50°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 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
3,900
cubic feet per second
3.07 ft
Gauge Ht
54°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
PRIME
89
cubic feet per second
3.01 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 1:00 AM USGS →

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

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