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Around Yellowstone River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Yellowstone River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellowstone River at Glendive, MT (site 06327500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1898 to 2025
Yellowstone River typically runs highest in June, at a median 42,700 cfs, and lowest in January, at 5,200 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 122,000 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5,200 | 4,540 to 6,190 |
| February | 5,500 | 4,390 to 6,450 |
| March | 7,350 | 5,490 to 10,200 |
| April | 7,755 | 5,845 to 11,400 |
| May | 16,800 | 11,800 to 25,800 |
| June | 42,700 | 26,500 to 53,900 |
| July | 21,400 | 9,730 to 29,900 |
| August | 8,630 | 4,940 to 11,000 |
| September | 6,885 | 4,885 to 8,840 |
| October | 7,000 | 5,660 to 8,560 |
| November | 6,310 | 5,330 to 7,725 |
| December | 5,490 | 4,700 to 6,600 |
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 38 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellowstone River at Glendive, MT (site 06327500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Yellowstone River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Odland DamOdland DamPublic
- Black BridgeYellowstone RiverPublic
- Intake DamYellowstone RiverPublic
- Sidney BridgeYellowstone RiverPublic
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