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 May 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM

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Madison River
430 cfs
↓ Falling • nr McAllister
Gallatin River
1,170 cfs
↓ Falling • at Logan
Clark Fork River
6,090 cfs
↓ Falling • at St Regis
All Rivers
Southwest MT
Western MT
Central MT
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
430
cubic feet per second
1.82 ft
Gauge Ht
59°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 2:30 PM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
PRIME
1,170
cubic feet per second
2.49 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
BLOWN OUT
6,140
cubic feet per second
3.70 ft
Gauge Ht
47°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
BLOWN OUT
2,340
cubic feet per second
3.40 ft
Gauge Ht
48°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 3:15 PM USGS →
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
PRIME
6,090
cubic feet per second
5.12 ft
Gauge Ht
49°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
5,140
cubic feet per second
6.43 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
FLOOD STAGE
4,030
cubic feet per second
4.83 ft
Gauge Ht
48°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 2:30 PM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
GOOD
6,230
cubic feet per second
4.56 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 2:45 PM USGS →
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
RISING FAST
4,860
cubic feet per second
4.89 ft
Gauge Ht
51°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 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
FLOOD STAGE
10.0k
cubic feet per second
5.13 ft
Gauge Ht
50°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
RISING FAST
161
cubic feet per second
3.39 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Southwest Montana
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
430
cubic feet per second
1.82 ft
Gauge Ht
59°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 2:30 PM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
PRIME
1,170
cubic feet per second
2.49 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
BLOWN OUT
6,140
cubic feet per second
3.70 ft
Gauge Ht
47°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
BLOWN OUT
2,340
cubic feet per second
3.40 ft
Gauge Ht
48°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 3:15 PM USGS →
Western Montana
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
PRIME
6,090
cubic feet per second
5.12 ft
Gauge Ht
49°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
5,140
cubic feet per second
6.43 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
FLOOD STAGE
4,030
cubic feet per second
4.83 ft
Gauge Ht
48°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 2:30 PM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
GOOD
6,230
cubic feet per second
4.56 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 2:45 PM USGS →
Central / Eastern Montana
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
RISING FAST
4,860
cubic feet per second
4.89 ft
Gauge Ht
51°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 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
FLOOD STAGE
10.0k
cubic feet per second
5.13 ft
Gauge Ht
50°F
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
RISING FAST
161
cubic feet per second
3.39 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇧
7-Day
⇧ Rising sharply
Reading: 3:00 PM USGS →

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

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