Montana waters
Montana rivers
Free-flowing water big enough to float. Levels rise and fall with rain and snowmelt, so the gauge reading is the whole story on the morning you go.
Gauge locations. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
12 rivers in Montana
| Water | Discharge | Percentile | Temp | 24h | Guides | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead RiverMTBeaverhead River near Twin Bridges MT | 266 cfs | 18th | n/a | → steady | 2 | none yet |
| Big Hole RiverMTBig Hole River near Melrose MT | 649 cfs | 76th | 41.5 F | ↑ rising | 5 | none yet |
| Bitterroot RiverMTBitterroot River near Missoula MT | 995 cfs | 43rd | n/a | ↑ rising | 2 | none yet |
| Blackfoot RiverMTBlackfoot River near Bonner MT | 676 cfs | 65th | 41.9 F | → steady | 2 | none yet |
| Clark ForkMTClark Fork above Missoula MT | 1,680 cfs | 63rd | 43.2 F | → steady | 2 | none yet |
| East Gallatin RiverMTE Gallatin R ab Water Reclamation Fa nr Bozeman MT | 89 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Gallatin RiverMTGallatin River near Gallatin Gateway, MT | 465 cfs | 74th | n/a | ↑ rising | 2 | none yet |
| Jefferson RiverMTJefferson River near Twin Bridges, MT | 1,380 cfs | n/a | 43.5 F | → steady | 4 | none yet |
| Madison RiverMTMadison River at Kirby Ranch nr Cameron MT | 762 cfs | 11th | 44.2 F | → steady | 4 | none yet |
| Smith RiverMTSmith River bl Eagle Cr nr Fort Logan MT | 174 cfs | 75th | n/a | ↑ rising | 1 | none yet |
| Stillwater RiverMTStillwater River near Absarokee, MT | 468 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 3 | none yet |
| Yellowstone RiverMTYellowstone River near Livingston, MT | 1,650 cfs | 38th | n/a | ↑ rising | 5 | none yet |
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