What is the current flow on Yellowstone River?
Yellowstone River is currently flowing at 1,580 cfs at USGS gauge 06186500 as of Aug 19, 3:30 AM UTC.
Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lk Outlet Ynp Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
4.01 ft
Flow 1,580 cfs · as of Aug 19, 3:30 AM UTC
Flow is 1,580 cfs.
Flow
1,580 cfs
Gauge Height
4.01 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 06186500 is a public stream gauge on Yellowstone River in Wyoming. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.
3-Day Weather Outlook
NOAA forecast data for Yellowstone River is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
Nearby Gauges
- JONES CREEK AT MOUTH, NEAR PAHASKA, WY · 19.4 mi
- Tantalus Creek at Norris Junction, YNP · 20.0 mi
- CROW CREEK AT MOUTH, AT PAHASKA, WY · 20.4 mi
- Gibbon River near West Yellowstone MT · 20.7 mi
- Firehole River at Old Faithful, YNP · 23.0 mi
- Soda Butte Cr nr Lamar Ranger Station YNP · 23.4 mi
- Firehole River near West Yellowstone MT · 24.1 mi
- Gibbon River at Madison Jct, YNP · 24.2 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Yellowstone River above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Yellowstone River against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.
What is the water temperature on Yellowstone River?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Yellowstone River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Yellowstone River?
Nearby gauges worth checking include JONES CREEK AT MOUTH, NEAR PAHASKA, WY (19.4 miles away), Tantalus Creek at Norris Junction, YNP (20.0 miles away), CROW CREEK AT MOUTH, AT PAHASKA, WY (20.4 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Yellowstone River?
NOAA forecast data for Yellowstone River is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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