USGS Streamgage 06037500
Madison River near West Yellowstone, MT
Madison River near West Yellowstone, MT is USGS streamgage 06037500 in Montana, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10020007. It drains a watershed of about 438 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1913. Typical flow runs near 451.9 cfs in July and 472.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Montana
- Drainage area
- 438 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,638 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10020007
- Coordinates
- 44.65707, -111.06796
- USGS site number
- 06037500
- Records begin
- 1913-07-01 (113 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 113 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 | 329.8 | 395.6 | 468.8 | |
| February | 333.7 | 391.4 | 463.4 | |
| March | 339.1 | 396.9 | 478.7 | |
| April | 387.3 | 472.8 | 639 | |
| May | 526.7 | 788.8 | 1,194.1 | |
| June | 433.5 | 723.1 | 1,248.8 | |
| July | 345.7 | 451.9 | 664.2 | |
| August | 322.6 | 413.4 | 539.8 | |
| September | 324.1 | 404.2 | 529.6 | |
| October | 331 | 412.9 | 531.5 | |
| November | 336.8 | 409 | 504.1 | |
| December | 333.7 | 406.7 | 485.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- Madison River below Ennis Lake near McAllister, MT
- Madison River near Norris, MT
- Firehole River at Old Faithful, YNP