Yellowstone River at Big Timber, MT
USGS 06195950 · Montana · reports water temperature
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USGS 06195950 · Montana · reports water temperature
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
No flow at this gauge. USGS does not publish discharge here, so there are no flow statistics either; it reports what is shown. Flow on the same river: Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT (USGS 06192500, 34.8 miles away).
Map of USGS gauge 06195950 and the river around it
Where Yellowstone River at Big Timber, MT sits, with 1 other gauge on the same river and our water's map point.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Montana FWP uses are 66°F, 68°F and 73°F.
Species the agency lists for Yellowstone River: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Blue Sucker, Bluegill, Brassy Minnow, Brook Stickleback, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Burbot, Channel Catfish, Cisco, Common Carp, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Flathead Chub, Freshwater Drum, Golden Shiner, Goldeye, Green Sunfish, Lake Chub, Largemouth Bass, Longnose Dace, Longnose Sucker, Mottled Sculpin, Mountain Sucker, Mountain Whitefish, Northern Pike, Northern Redbelly Dace, Paddlefish, Pallid Sturgeon, Plains Killifish, Plains Minnow, Pumpkinseed, Rainbow Smelt, Rainbow Trout, River Carpsucker, Rock Bass, Sailfin Molly, Sand Shiner, Sauger, Shorthead Redhorse, Shortnose Gar, Shovelnose Sturgeon, Sicklefin Chub, Smallmouth Bass, Smallmouth Buffalo, Spottail Shiner, Stonecat, Sturgeon Chub, Walleye, Western Silvery Minnow, White Bass, White Crappie, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead, Yellow Perch, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout.
From our page for Yellowstone River, on the same river as this gauge; the agency list is for the water, not this exact reach. Source: FISHMT :: Waterbody Details (Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks).
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
Our page for Yellowstone River, on the same river: regulations, guides and shops
Checked Nov 6, 2:52 AM UTC; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.