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 Oct 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM

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Big Hole River
330 cfs
↓ Falling • at Melrose
Bitterroot River
816 cfs
→ Stable • at Missoula
Blackfoot River
586 cfs
→ Stable • at Bonner
All Rivers
Southwest MT
Western MT
Central MT
Madison River
nr McAllister
LOW
296
cubic feet per second
1.63 ft
Gauge Ht
61°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:30 PM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
LOW
335
cubic feet per second
1.34 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
HIGH
1,650
cubic feet per second
—
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
PRIME
330
cubic feet per second
1.61 ft
Gauge Ht
57°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 6:15 PM USGS →
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
VERY LOW
1,320
cubic feet per second
2.55 ft
Gauge Ht
55°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
PRIME
816
cubic feet per second
3.25 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
PRIME
586
cubic feet per second
2.09 ft
Gauge Ht
53°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:30 PM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
VERY LOW
753
cubic feet per second
2.02 ft
Gauge Ht
54°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 5:45 PM USGS →
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
LOW
2,240
cubic feet per second
3.45 ft
Gauge Ht
58°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM 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
LOW
2,420
cubic feet per second
2.57 ft
Gauge Ht
62°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
VERY LOW
41
cubic feet per second
2.90 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Southwest Montana
Madison River
nr McAllister
LOW
296
cubic feet per second
1.63 ft
Gauge Ht
61°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:30 PM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
LOW
335
cubic feet per second
1.34 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
HIGH
1,650
cubic feet per second
—
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
PRIME
330
cubic feet per second
1.61 ft
Gauge Ht
57°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 6:15 PM USGS →
Western Montana
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
VERY LOW
1,320
cubic feet per second
2.55 ft
Gauge Ht
55°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
PRIME
816
cubic feet per second
3.25 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
PRIME
586
cubic feet per second
2.09 ft
Gauge Ht
53°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:30 PM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
VERY LOW
753
cubic feet per second
2.02 ft
Gauge Ht
54°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 5:45 PM USGS →
Central / Eastern Montana
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
LOW
2,240
cubic feet per second
3.45 ft
Gauge Ht
58°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM 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
LOW
2,420
cubic feet per second
2.57 ft
Gauge Ht
62°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
VERY LOW
41
cubic feet per second
2.90 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 6:00 PM USGS →

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

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