Water report · Yellowstone River
Running low for early September. Above 24% of past September 2s on record.
Updated 7:00 PM UTC, Sep 2
2,040 cfs puts Yellowstone River in the 24th percentile for September 2, against 102 years of record.
The median for this date is 2,560 cfs, and half of all September 2s on record fell between 2,070 and 3,200.
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 730 cfs higher than on Sep 1.
64 to 69 °F over the window.
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 center 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.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 06192500, Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT, 0.2 miles from the center 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.
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