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Montana
Madison River
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What we do know
Inside Custer Gallatin National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
0.1 mi run
Flows year-round
1,120 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 1,120 cfs
- Average current
- 3.2 ft/s
- Drainage area
- 829 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Madison River
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Madison River is a 0.1-mile paddling stretch near West Yellowstone, Montana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 1,120 cfs. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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