Water report · Madison River
Running low for late October. Above 10% of past October 31s on record.
Updated 10:30 AM UTC, Oct 31
736 cfs puts Madison River in the 10th percentile for October 31, against 36 years of record.
The median for this date is 958 cfs, and half of all October 31s on record fell between 848 and 1,200.
Over the last 7 days, Madison River ran between 991 and 1,220 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 6.
That is 229 cfs lower than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Madison River ran between 991 and 1,570 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Jul 26.
That is 349 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Madison River ran between 659 and 1,570 cfs, lowest on May 23 and highest on Jul 26.
That is 103 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Madison River ran between 659 and 1,570 cfs, lowest on May 23 and highest on Jul 26.
That is 288 cfs higher than on Oct 30.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 06038800, Madison River at Kirby Ranch nr Cameron MT, 0.4 miles from the center of Madison River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 06038800, Madison River at Kirby Ranch nr Cameron MT, 0.4 miles from the center of Madison River. It reports discharge, gage height and water temperature. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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