Brogan's Landing to Crystal Cross
Yellowstone River · 9.8 river miles · Gardiner and Yankee Jim Canyon
At today's flow of 1,340 cfs, Brogan's Landing to Crystal Cross is about 4h 35m of continuous drifting over 9.8 river miles.
Conditions right now
Typical float time by month
Typical flow is the median day for the month at the gauge that represents this stretch. Float times are continuous drifting at that flow. Flow by month has the full record.
| Month | Typical flow | Float time |
|---|---|---|
| January | 830 cfs | 5h 30m |
| February | 814 cfs | 5h 32m |
| March | 909 cfs | 5h 18m |
| April | 1,300 cfs | 4h 38m |
| May | 5,780 cfs | 2h 37m |
| June | 10,800 cfs | 2h 04m |
| July | 6,240 cfs | 2h 33m |
| August | 2,840 cfs | 3h 26m |
| September | 1,800 cfs | 4h 06m |
| October | 1,410 cfs | 4h 29m |
| November | 1,145 cfs | 4h 52m |
| December | 938 cfs | 5h 15m |
How long it takes at different flows
| Flow | Estimated drift time |
|---|---|
| 1,200 cfs | 4h 47m |
| 2,000 cfs | 3h 56m |
| 3,000 cfs | 3h 22m |
| 5,000 cfs | 2h 46m |
| 8,000 cfs | 2h 19m |
| 12,000 cfs | 1h 59m |
On this stretch
- Slip & Slide (no launch listed), river mile 12.1
- Flow read from USGS gauge 06191500, Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, MT
Access
Put-in
Brogan's Landing
Below Gardiner. Yankee Jim Canyon is downstream -- whitewater, scout it.
Take-out
Crystal Cross
Hand launch, no trailer ramp. Parking limited. FWP lists Boating.
Measured along the NHDPlus flowline, not straight-line distance.
Shuttle
9.6 miles by road, about 11 minutes driving. The drive is 0.98x the river distance.
Gradient
This reach is close to typical for this river, which is why its drift time differs from another stretch of the same length.
Hazards and landmarks in this stretch
- This float enters Yankee Jim Canyon -- Class III-IV whitewater. Class III-IV whitewater. Named rapids -- Yankee Jim's Revenge (III+), Big Rock (III), The Pinch (III), Boxcar (III+) -- are concentrated in the upper part of the canyon. Class III at moderate and low flows, closer to Class IV at high water. Not a drift-boat or innertube stretch. Scout it, and do not treat a float time from this page as permission to run it.
Connecting stretches
Keep going downstream
- Crystal Cross to Point of Rocks 4.4 mi
- Crystal Cross to Emigrant 16.2 mi
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Sources
Flow from USGS stream gauges 06191500 (Corwin Springs) and 06192500 (near Livingston). River miles from USGS NHDPlus; wind from the National Weather Service; access facts from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Every source and how the estimate is made · Terms.