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 Jul 5, 2026 at 3:27 AM

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Madison River
335 cfs
↓ Falling • nr McAllister
Gallatin River
1,040 cfs
→ Stable • at Logan
Flathead River
6,360 cfs
↓ Falling • at Columbia Falls
All Rivers
Southwest MT
Western MT
Central MT
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
335
cubic feet per second
1.69 ft
Gauge Ht
65°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 2:30 AM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
PRIME
1,040
cubic feet per second
2.35 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
BLOWN OUT
5,770
cubic feet per second
3.48 ft
Gauge Ht
63°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 2:00 AM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
BLOWN OUT
1,760
cubic feet per second
3.03 ft
Gauge Ht
62°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 2:15 AM USGS →
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
RISING FAST
4,230
cubic feet per second
4.31 ft
Gauge Ht
63°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
HIGH
3,650
cubic feet per second
5.58 ft
Gauge Ht
64°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 2:00 AM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
HIGH
2,270
cubic feet per second
3.73 ft
Gauge Ht
62°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 2:30 AM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
PRIME
6,360
cubic feet per second
4.50 ft
Gauge Ht
53°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 2:45 AM USGS →
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
RISING FAST
5,790
cubic feet per second
5.30 ft
Gauge Ht
70°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
FLOOD STAGE
10.5k
cubic feet per second
5.24 ft
Gauge Ht
68°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
RISING FAST
130
cubic feet per second
3.39 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 2:00 AM USGS →
Southwest Montana
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
335
cubic feet per second
1.69 ft
Gauge Ht
65°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 2:30 AM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
PRIME
1,040
cubic feet per second
2.35 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
BLOWN OUT
5,770
cubic feet per second
3.48 ft
Gauge Ht
63°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 2:00 AM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
BLOWN OUT
1,760
cubic feet per second
3.03 ft
Gauge Ht
62°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 2:15 AM USGS →
Western Montana
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
RISING FAST
4,230
cubic feet per second
4.31 ft
Gauge Ht
63°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
HIGH
3,650
cubic feet per second
5.58 ft
Gauge Ht
64°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 2:00 AM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
HIGH
2,270
cubic feet per second
3.73 ft
Gauge Ht
62°F
Water Temp
↑
7-Day
↑ Rising
Reading: 2:30 AM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
PRIME
6,360
cubic feet per second
4.50 ft
Gauge Ht
53°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 2:45 AM USGS →
Central / Eastern Montana
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
RISING FAST
5,790
cubic feet per second
5.30 ft
Gauge Ht
70°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
FLOOD STAGE
10.5k
cubic feet per second
5.24 ft
Gauge Ht
68°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 3:00 AM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
RISING FAST
130
cubic feet per second
3.39 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 2:00 AM USGS →

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

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