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==List Of Crossings==

*Frontage Rd (location 45°54'03.8"N 111°31'32.4"W)
*Footbridge (location 45°53'57.9"N 111°31'28.1"W)
*[[Northern Pacific Railway]] Three Forks to Logan (location 45°53'57.4"N 111°31'27.3"W)
*[[Interstate 90 in Montana]] (location 45°53'54.8"N 111°31'25.3"W)
*Climbing Aroow Rd (location 45°49'23.5"N 111°29'59.2"W)
*[[Montana Highway 84]] (location 45°36'27.2"N 111°34'25.6"W)
*N Ennis Lake Rd (location 45°27'04.2"N 111°39'27.8"W)
*[[U.S. Route 287 in Montana]] (location 45°20'51.0"N 111°43'21.3"W)
*Montana Hwy 249 (location 45°13'57.6"N 111°45'06.2"W)
*Johnny Rdg Rd (location 45°05'49.0"N 111°39'45.7"W)
*Wall Cyn Rd (location 44°58'31.1"N 111°38'47.8"W)
*Sun W Rnch Rd (location 44°56'25.5"N 111°37'11.5"W)
*Lyons Bridge (location 44°54'00.6"N 111°35'32.0"W)
*Sundance Branch Rd (location 44°53'19.5"N 111°34'50.2"W)z
*Three Dollar Bridge on Clf Lk Rd (location 44°49'51.9"N 111°30'52.0"W)
*[[Montana Highway 87]] (location 44°49'35.5"N 111°29'05.4"W)
*[[U.S. Route 191 in Montana]] X3 (location 44°42'56.3"N 111°06'10.4"W)(location 44°39'49.2"N 110°57'55.2"W
<ref name="sourcege"> Crossing names and coordinates derived from Google Earth using data from American maps</ref>
==See also==
==See also==


Revision as of 22:14, 18 January 2024

Madison River
Lower Madison River In Bear Trap Canyon Below Ennis, Montana
Madison River watershed (Interactive map)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming and Montana
Physical characteristics
SourceMadison Junction
 • locationYellowstone National Park, Wyoming
 • coordinates44°38′32″N 110°51′56″W / 44.64222°N 110.86556°W / 44.64222; -110.86556[1]
MouthMissouri River
 • location
Three Forks, Montana
 • coordinates
45°55′39″N 111°30′29″W / 45.92750°N 111.50806°W / 45.92750; -111.50806[1]
Length183 mi (295 km)
Discharge 
 • locationnear Three Forks
 • average1,647 cu ft/s (46.6 m3/s)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftFirehole River
 • rightGibbon River

The Madison River is a headwater tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 183 miles (295 km) long, in Wyoming and Montana. Its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, Montana forms the Missouri River.

The Madison rises in Teton County in northwestern Wyoming at the confluence of the Firehole and Gibbon rivers, a location in Yellowstone National Park called Madison Junction. It first flows west, then north through the mountains of southwestern Montana to join the Jefferson and the Gallatin rivers at Three Forks. The Missouri River Headwaters State Park is located on the Madison at Three Forks.[3] In its upper reaches in Gallatin County, Montana, the Hebgen Dam forms Hebgen Lake. In its middle reaches in Madison County, Montana, the Madison Dam forms Ennis Lake and provides hydroelectric power. In 1959, the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake formed Quake Lake just downstream from Hebgen Dam. Downstream from Ennis, the Madison flows through Bear Trap Canyon, known for its class IV-V whitewater.[4] The Bear Trap Canyon section is part of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness area.

The river was named in July 1805 by Meriwether Lewis at Three Forks. The central fork of the three, it was named for U.S. Secretary of State James Madison, who later succeeded Thomas Jefferson as President in 1809. The western fork, the largest, was named for President Jefferson and the east fork for Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin.

The Madison is a class I river in Montana for the purposes of access for recreational use.[5]


Angling the Madison

The Madison River, from Madison Junction in Yellowstone to Three Forks, is a fly fishing mecca for serious anglers. It is classified as a blue ribbon fishery in Montana and is one of the most productive streams in Montana for brown trout, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish.[6]

List Of Crossings

  • Frontage Rd (location 45°54'03.8"N 111°31'32.4"W)
  • Footbridge (location 45°53'57.9"N 111°31'28.1"W)
  • Northern Pacific Railway Three Forks to Logan (location 45°53'57.4"N 111°31'27.3"W)
  • Interstate 90 in Montana (location 45°53'54.8"N 111°31'25.3"W)
  • Climbing Aroow Rd (location 45°49'23.5"N 111°29'59.2"W)
  • Montana Highway 84 (location 45°36'27.2"N 111°34'25.6"W)
  • N Ennis Lake Rd (location 45°27'04.2"N 111°39'27.8"W)
  • U.S. Route 287 in Montana (location 45°20'51.0"N 111°43'21.3"W)
  • Montana Hwy 249 (location 45°13'57.6"N 111°45'06.2"W)
  • Johnny Rdg Rd (location 45°05'49.0"N 111°39'45.7"W)
  • Wall Cyn Rd (location 44°58'31.1"N 111°38'47.8"W)
  • Sun W Rnch Rd (location 44°56'25.5"N 111°37'11.5"W)
  • Lyons Bridge (location 44°54'00.6"N 111°35'32.0"W)
  • Sundance Branch Rd (location 44°53'19.5"N 111°34'50.2"W)z
  • Three Dollar Bridge on Clf Lk Rd (location 44°49'51.9"N 111°30'52.0"W)
  • Montana Highway 87 (location 44°49'35.5"N 111°29'05.4"W)
  • U.S. Route 191 in Montana X3 (location 44°42'56.3"N 111°06'10.4"W)(location 44°39'49.2"N 110°57'55.2"W

[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Madison River, USGS GNIS
  2. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Montana". USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Missouri Headwaters State Park on the Madison River". Montana Fish and Wildlife and Parks. Archived from the original on 21 May 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ^ Fischer, Hank; Fischer, Carol (2008). Paddling Montana. Guildford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0-7627-4352-0.
  5. ^ "Stream access in Montana". Montana Fish and Wildlife and Parks. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Madison River data". Fishing guide. Montana Fish and Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 1 January 2018.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ Crossing names and coordinates derived from Google Earth using data from American maps

Sources

  • Back, Howard (1938). The Waters of the Yellowstone with Rod and Fly. New York, NY: Dodd & Mead.
  • Parks, Richard (1998). Fishing Yellowstone National Park. Helena, MT: Falcon Press. ISBN 1-56044-625-0.
  • Brooks, Charles E. (1979). The Living River: A fisherman's intimate profile of the Madison River watershed – its history, ecology, lore, and angling opportunities. Garden City, NJ: Nick Lyons Books. ISBN 0-385-15655-3.
  • Mathews, Craig; Molinero, Clayton (1997). The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide: A[n] authoritative guide to the waters of Yellowstone National Park. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press. ISBN 1-55821-545-X.
  • Brooks, Charles E. (1984). Fishing Yellowstone Waters. Clinton, NJ: New Win Publishing Inc. ISBN 0-8329-0353-1.
  • Holt, John (1996). Montana Fly-Fishing Guide. Vol. East. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press. ISBN 1-58574-529-4.
  • Holt, John (1993). River Journal. Vol. Madison. Portland, OR: Frank Amato Publications. ISBN 1-878175-27-0.
  • Staples, Bruce; Jacklin, Bob (2021). Fly Fishing West Yellowstone: A history and guide. Guilford, CT: Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811738255.
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