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 25, 2026 at 11:12 PM

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Madison River
438 cfs
→ Stable • nr McAllister
Clark Fork River
5,220 cfs
⇩ Falling fast • at St Regis
Flathead River
8,540 cfs
⇩ Falling fast • at Columbia Falls
All Rivers
Southwest MT
Western MT
Central MT
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
438
cubic feet per second
1.83 ft
Gauge Ht
63°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 10:30 PM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
HIGH
1,400
cubic feet per second
2.71 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 PM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
BLOWN OUT
6,670
cubic feet per second
3.96 ft
Gauge Ht
56°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 PM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
FLOOD STAGE
1,510
cubic feet per second
2.84 ft
Gauge Ht
57°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:15 PM USGS →
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
GOOD
5,220
cubic feet per second
4.75 ft
Gauge Ht
57°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 11:00 PM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
5,640
cubic feet per second
6.69 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 PM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
FLOOD STAGE
3,560
cubic feet per second
4.56 ft
Gauge Ht
55°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:30 PM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
GOOD
8,540
cubic feet per second
5.25 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:45 PM USGS →
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
FAIR
2,910
cubic feet per second
3.88 ft
Gauge Ht
64°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 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
HIGH
7,970
cubic feet per second
4.54 ft
Gauge Ht
66°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 PM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
GOOD
101
cubic feet per second
3.15 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 PM USGS →
Southwest Montana
Madison River
nr McAllister
PRIME
438
cubic feet per second
1.83 ft
Gauge Ht
63°F
Water Temp
→
7-Day
→ Stable
Reading: 10:30 PM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
HIGH
1,400
cubic feet per second
2.71 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 PM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
BLOWN OUT
6,670
cubic feet per second
3.96 ft
Gauge Ht
56°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 PM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
FLOOD STAGE
1,510
cubic feet per second
2.84 ft
Gauge Ht
57°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:15 PM USGS →
Western Montana
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
GOOD
5,220
cubic feet per second
4.75 ft
Gauge Ht
57°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 11:00 PM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
5,640
cubic feet per second
6.69 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 PM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
FLOOD STAGE
3,560
cubic feet per second
4.56 ft
Gauge Ht
55°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:30 PM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
GOOD
8,540
cubic feet per second
5.25 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:45 PM USGS →
Central / Eastern Montana
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
FAIR
2,910
cubic feet per second
3.88 ft
Gauge Ht
64°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 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
HIGH
7,970
cubic feet per second
4.54 ft
Gauge Ht
66°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 PM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
GOOD
101
cubic feet per second
3.15 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 10:00 PM USGS →

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

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