Water report · Yellowstone River
Yellowstone River conditions
Running low for mid August, and steady since yesterday. Above 15% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:00 PM UTC, Aug 13
Yellowstone River flow history
What this means
2,310 cfs puts Yellowstone River in the 15th percentile for August 13, against 103 years of record.
The median for this date is 3,460 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 2,640 and 4,500.
Over the last 7 days, Yellowstone River ran between 2,290 and 2,610 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 6.
That is 320 cfs lower than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Yellowstone River ran between 2,290 and 4,720 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Jul 18.
That is 2,250 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Yellowstone River ran between 2,290 and 12,500 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on May 31.
That is 7,810 cfs lower than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Yellowstone River ran between 855 and 12,500 cfs, lowest on Jan 24 and highest on May 31.
That is 480 cfs higher than on Aug 12.
Water temperature, past 30 days
64 to 71 °F over the window.
On this water
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 06192500, Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT, 0.2 miles from the centre of Yellowstone 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.
About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 06192500, Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT, 0.2 miles from the centre of Yellowstone River. It reports gage height, discharge 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.
Yellowstone River fishing records
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.
See the Yellowstone River record book