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Around Yellowstone River
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Before you go
- Timed entryTower Junction to Slough Creek Road Corridor Vehicle Day-Use Tickets
- PermitYellowstone National Park Backcountry Permits
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Yellowstone River is a 62.1 mile river near Yellowstone Raft Company in Montana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lk Outlet YNP (site 06186500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1927 to 2026
Yellowstone River typically runs highest in July, at a median 3,890 cfs, and lowest in January, at 375 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,930 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 375 | 280 to 500 |
| February | 385 | 300 to 497 |
| March | 450 | 373 to 550 |
| April | 524 | 458 to 609 |
| May | 976 | 745 to 1,330 |
| June | 3,720 | 2,930 to 4,590 |
| July | 3,890 | 2,960 to 5,140 |
| August | 2,000 | 1,530 to 2,600 |
| September | 1,100 | 892 to 1,390 |
| October | 729 | 625 to 929 |
| November | 597 | 464 to 696 |
| December | 463 | 350 to 540 |
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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lk Outlet YNP (site 06186500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 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.
- Highway 89 BridgeYellowstone RiverPublic
- Sheep MountainYellowstone RiverPublic
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