Upper Yellowstone River News Today

Lara Tomov’s fifth film in her "Life in the Land" series explores the upper Yellowstone River’s history, damage by the 2022 flood, concerns about the many demands placed on it.

Wild Livelihoods (wildlivelihoods.com) is a coalition of nearly 200 tourism businesses based in the Gardiner Basin and Paradise Valley of Montana.

The current snowpack in the mountains is 10 to 25% above normal for this time of year, but the risk of flooding in Miles City remains low.

The Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the United States. It originates at 12,800 feet above sea level in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming. Then it flows north into Montana, turns east at Livingston, and by the time it reaches the Missouri River in the plains of western North Dakota, the river has descended 11,000 feet to a mere 1,800 feet above sea level.

The Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the United States. It originates at 12,800 feet above sea level in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming. Then it flows north into Montana, turns east at Livingston, and by the time it reaches the Missouri River in the plains of western North Dakota, the river has descended 11,000 feet to a mere 1,800 feet above sea level.

Smallmouth bass are the latest aquatic invasive species threatening Yellowstone National Park, so anglers are asked to do what they do best to stop the fish.

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is asking anglers to voluntarily kill smallmouth bass in the upper Yellowstone River until an emergency rule can be implemented.

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is asking anglers to voluntarily kill smallmouth bass in the upper Yellowstone River until an emergency rule can be implemented.

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is asking anglers to voluntarily kill smallmouth bass in the upper Yellowstone River until an emergency rule can be implemented.

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is asking anglers to voluntarily kill smallmouth bass in the upper Yellowstone River until an emergency rule can be implemented.