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Wild West Rafting: Yellowstone Whitewater Rafting

Yellowstone River near Wild West Rafting: Yellowstone Whitewater Rafting

River17.3 mi
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About this river

Yellowstone River is a 17.3 mile river near Wild West Rafting: Yellowstone Whitewater Rafting in Montana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs MT (site 06191500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1889 to 2026

Yellowstone River typically runs highest in June, at a median 10,800 cfs, and lowest in February, at 814 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 47,200 cfs, in 2022.

Typical flow by month at Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs MT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January830680 to 985
February814681 to 980
March909790 to 1,050
April1,3001,075 to 1,680
May5,7803,830 to 7,920
June10,8008,330 to 14,250
July6,2404,330 to 7,980
August2,8402,240 to 3,710
September1,8001,510 to 2,195
October1,4101,200 to 1,760
November1,145998 to 1,355
December938800 to 1,070

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 120 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs MT (site 06191500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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