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 Jun 17, 2026 at 1:42 PM

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Madison River
356 cfs
⇩ Falling fast • nr McAllister
Clark Fork River
3,970 cfs
⇩ Falling fast • at St Regis
Flathead River
7,630 cfs
↓ Falling • at Columbia Falls
All Rivers
Southwest MT
Western MT
Central MT
Madison River
nr McAllister
GOOD
356
cubic feet per second
1.72 ft
Gauge Ht
69°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 12:30 PM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
HIGH
1,270
cubic feet per second
2.59 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
BLOWN OUT
7,570
cubic feet per second
4.22 ft
Gauge Ht
59°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
HIGH
986
cubic feet per second
2.37 ft
Gauge Ht
63°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:15 PM USGS →
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
GOOD
3,970
cubic feet per second
4.17 ft
Gauge Ht
61°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
4,920
cubic feet per second
6.31 ft
Gauge Ht
59°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
FLOOD STAGE
2,800
cubic feet per second
4.10 ft
Gauge Ht
59°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 12:30 PM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
PRIME
7,630
cubic feet per second
4.88 ft
Gauge Ht
51°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 12:45 PM USGS →
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
LOW
2,680
cubic feet per second
3.74 ft
Gauge Ht
68°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:00 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
11.7k
cubic feet per second
5.56 ft
Gauge Ht
64°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
PRIME
73
cubic feet per second
3.06 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Southwest Montana
Madison River
nr McAllister
GOOD
356
cubic feet per second
1.72 ft
Gauge Ht
69°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 12:30 PM USGS →
Gallatin River
at Logan
HIGH
1,270
cubic feet per second
2.59 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Yellowstone River
nr Corwin Springs
BLOWN OUT
7,570
cubic feet per second
4.22 ft
Gauge Ht
59°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Big Hole River
at Melrose
HIGH
986
cubic feet per second
2.37 ft
Gauge Ht
63°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:15 PM USGS →
Western Montana
Clark Fork River
at St Regis
GOOD
3,970
cubic feet per second
4.17 ft
Gauge Ht
61°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Bitterroot River
at Missoula
FLOOD STAGE
4,920
cubic feet per second
6.31 ft
Gauge Ht
59°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Blackfoot River
at Bonner
FLOOD STAGE
2,800
cubic feet per second
4.10 ft
Gauge Ht
59°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 12:30 PM USGS →
Flathead River
at Columbia Falls
PRIME
7,630
cubic feet per second
4.88 ft
Gauge Ht
51°F
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 12:45 PM USGS →
Central / Eastern Montana
Missouri River
below Holter Dam
LOW
2,680
cubic feet per second
3.74 ft
Gauge Ht
68°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:00 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
11.7k
cubic feet per second
5.56 ft
Gauge Ht
64°F
Water Temp
⇩
7-Day
⇩ Falling fast
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →
Musselshell River
at Roundup
PRIME
73
cubic feet per second
3.06 ft
Gauge Ht
—
Water Temp
↓
7-Day
↓ Falling
Reading: 1:00 PM USGS →

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

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