Floatable rivers · Montana

Montana rivers you can float

6 rivers where the gauge sits on the water people actually run. Each page shows the year as a flow ribbon — typical highs, typical lows — with today's live reading pinned on top.

Pick your river

• Bitterroot River

  Lower Bitterroot, Florence to Maclay Bridge

  Fullest: Apr–Jun Leanest: Aug–Oct driftboatraft

• Blackfoot River

  Johnsrud to Weigh Station corridor near Bonner

  Fullest: Apr–Jun Leanest: Dec–Feb rafttubing

• Clark Fork

  Alberton Gorge, Cyr to Tarkio

  Fullest: Apr–Jun Leanest: Dec–Feb raftkayak

• Gallatin River

  Gallatin Canyon, Big Sky through House Rock and the Mad Mile

  Fullest: May–Jul Leanest: Jan–Mar raftkayak

• Madison River

  Bear Trap Canyon and Warm Springs to Black's Ford

  Fullest: May–Jul Leanest: Jan–Mar tubingraft

• Yellowstone River

  Paradise Valley, Emigrant to Livingston

  Fullest: May–Jul Leanest: Jan–Mar driftboatraft

Flow seasonality is context, not a safety rating — every river page opens with the safety notes that actually matter. Checking dates? Try the trip-window checker.