USGS Streamgage 06036905
Firehole River near West Yellowstone, MT
Firehole River near West Yellowstone, MT is USGS streamgage 06036905 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10020007. It drains a watershed of about 261 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1983. Typical flow runs near 270.9 cfs in July and 307.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 261 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 7,060 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10020007
- Coordinates
- 44.62018, -110.8635
- USGS site number
- 06036905
- Records begin
- 1983-10-01 (43 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 43 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 228.5 | 257.4 | 296 | |
| February | 228.9 | 255 | 289.5 | |
| March | 235.1 | 261.5 | 302.6 | |
| April | 259.6 | 307.2 | 394.4 | |
| May | 320.9 | 457.3 | 667.4 | |
| June | 258.9 | 410.8 | 639 | |
| July | 217.7 | 270.9 | 366.6 | |
| August | 209.1 | 255 | 320.6 | |
| September | 213.9 | 253.6 | 318.3 | |
| October | 227.2 | 263.3 | 331.6 | |
| November | 233 | 261 | 326.1 | |
| December | 231.3 | 258.7 | 304.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Tantalus Creek at Norris Junction, YNP
- Gibbon River at Madison Jct, YNP
- Madison River near West Yellowstone, MT
- Madison River below Hebgen Lake near Grayling, MT
- Madison River at Kirby Ranch near Cameron, MT
- Madison River near Cameron, MT
- Madison River at Ennis, MT
- Madison River ab powerplant near McAllister, MT