Madison River below Hebgen Lake near Grayling Mount

USGS Site No: 06038500 • Madison River • Gallatin County, MT

Madison River below Hebgen Lake near Grayling Mount on the Madison River is currently at 455 cfs (Very Low — 7th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.21 ft.

Reading from

455
CFS Discharge
1.21
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 673 Today: 455 cfs
25th Low threshold 865
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,130
75th High threshold 1,740
95th Very High threshold 2,280

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.

3.1k 1.5k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 469 —
May 27, 2026 494 —
May 26, 2026 494 —
May 25, 2026 494 —
May 24, 2026 472 —
May 23, 2026 454 —
May 22, 2026 455 —
May 21, 2026 452 —
May 20, 2026 449 —
May 19, 2026 429 —
May 18, 2026 394 —
May 17, 2026 383 —
May 16, 2026 383 —
May 15, 2026 383 —
Apr 20, 2026 665 —
Apr 19, 2026 665 —
Apr 18, 2026 665 —
Apr 17, 2026 665 —
Apr 16, 2026 665 —
Apr 15, 2026 665 —
Apr 14, 2026 665 —
Apr 13, 2026 665 —
Apr 12, 2026 665 —
Apr 11, 2026 665 —
Apr 10, 2026 665 —
Apr 9, 2026 665 —
Apr 8, 2026 665 —
Apr 7, 2026 665 —
Apr 6, 2026 665 —
Apr 5, 2026 664 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
06038500
State
MT
Coordinates
44.8664, -111.3388
Drainage Area
931 mi²
Datum (ft)
6,448.5
HUC Code
10020007
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,200 cfs
Jul 15, 2025
Min discharge
383 cfs
May 17, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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