Madison River above Powerplant near Mcallister Mount

USGS Site No: 06040800Madison River • Madison County, MT

Madison River above Powerplant near Mcallister Mount on the Madison River is currently at 244 cfs (Very Low — 8th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.88 ft.

Reading from

244
CFS Discharge
3.88
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 300 Today: 244 cfs
25th Low threshold 1,100
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,830
75th High threshold 2,400
95th Very High threshold 3,900

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

5k 2.5k 0 cfs Apr 4 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 236
May 27, 2026 230
May 26, 2026 228
May 25, 2026 234
May 24, 2026 236
May 23, 2026 229
May 22, 2026 230
May 21, 2026 232
May 20, 2026 231
May 19, 2026 233
May 18, 2026 234
May 17, 2026 235
May 16, 2026 302
May 15, 2026 594
Apr 20, 2026 244
Apr 19, 2026 243
Apr 18, 2026 243
Apr 17, 2026 241
Apr 15, 2026 240
Apr 14, 2026 238
Apr 13, 2026 236
Apr 12, 2026 236
Apr 11, 2026 243
Apr 10, 2026 242
Apr 9, 2026 241
Apr 8, 2026 240
Apr 7, 2026 240
Apr 6, 2026 239
Apr 5, 2026 238
Apr 4, 2026 239

Station Information

USGS Site No
06040800
State
MT
Coordinates
45.4866, -111.6339
Drainage Area
2,213 mi²
Datum (ft)
4,690.0
HUC Code
100200071501
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,360 cfs
May 12, 2025
Min discharge
97 cfs
Dec 16, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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