Montana River Conditions — Live Water Data

Montana River Conditions

Live USGS stream gauge data — refreshed every 15 minutes

Live — 10 of 12 rivers reporting
📅 Updated Apr 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM

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Missouri River
4,460 cfs
→ Stable • below Holter Dam
All Rivers
Southwest MT
Western MT
Central MT
Madison River
nr McAllister
RISING
504
cubic feet per second
1.91 ft
Gauge Ht
55°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 6:30 PM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
RISING FAST
763
cubic feet per second
2.02 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 7:00 PM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
BLOWN OUT
4,440
cubic feet per second
2.90 ft
Gauge Ht
48°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 7:00 PM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
BLOWN OUT
1,990
cubic feet per second
3.19 ft
Gauge Ht
47°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 7:15 PM USGS →
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
RISING FAST
6,830
cubic feet per second
5.43 ft
Gauge Ht
49°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 7:00 PM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
5,490
cubic feet per second
6.61 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 7:00 PM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
BLOWN OUT
4,380
cubic feet per second
5.02 ft
Gauge Ht
47°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 6:30 PM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
RISING FAST
4,770
cubic feet per second
4.06 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 6:45 PM USGS →
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
PRIME
4,460
cubic feet per second
4.70 ft
Gauge Ht
53°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 7:00 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
RISING
6,260
cubic feet per second
3.99 ft
Gauge Ht
55°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 7:00 PM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
NO DATA
—
cubic feet per second
—
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
No recent data USGS →
Southwest Montana
Madison River
nr McAllister
RISING
504
cubic feet per second
1.91 ft
Gauge Ht
55°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 6:30 PM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
RISING FAST
763
cubic feet per second
2.02 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 7:00 PM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
BLOWN OUT
4,440
cubic feet per second
2.90 ft
Gauge Ht
48°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 7:00 PM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
BLOWN OUT
1,990
cubic feet per second
3.19 ft
Gauge Ht
47°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 7:15 PM USGS →
Western Montana
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
RISING FAST
6,830
cubic feet per second
5.43 ft
Gauge Ht
49°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 7:00 PM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
5,490
cubic feet per second
6.61 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 7:00 PM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
BLOWN OUT
4,380
cubic feet per second
5.02 ft
Gauge Ht
47°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 6:30 PM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
RISING FAST
4,770
cubic feet per second
4.06 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 6:45 PM USGS →
Central / Eastern Montana
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
PRIME
4,460
cubic feet per second
4.70 ft
Gauge Ht
53°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 7:00 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
RISING
6,260
cubic feet per second
3.99 ft
Gauge Ht
55°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 7:00 PM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
NO DATA
—
cubic feet per second
—
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
No recent data USGS →

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

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