Mayor's Landing to Sheep Mountain

Yellowstone River · 9.1 river miles · Livingston, Montana

At today's flow of 1,700 cfs, Mayor's Landing to Sheep Mountain is about 3h 43m of continuous drifting over 9.1 river miles.

Conditions right now

Flow now1,700 cfs · 21st percentile for this date

Estimated float time3h 43m

Range2h 47m to 4h 39m

Wind9 mph W

Sunset today7:09 PM

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	1,200 cfs	4h 15m
February	1,190 cfs	4h 15m
March	1,280 cfs	4h 08m
April	1,730 cfs	3h 41m
May	6,450 cfs	2h 14m
June	12,550 cfs	1h 44m
July	6,830 cfs	2h 11m
August	3,240 cfs	2h 54m
September	2,230 cfs	3h 21m
October	1,920 cfs	3h 33m
November	1,635 cfs	3h 46m
December	1,360 cfs	4h 03m

How long it takes at different flows

Flow	Estimated drift time
1,200 cfs	4h 15m
2,000 cfs	3h 30m
3,000 cfs	3h 00m
5,000 cfs	2h 28m
8,000 cfs	2h 04m
12,000 cfs	1h 46m

On this stretch

Hwy 89 Bridge access, river mile 69.2
Shields River joins, river mile 69.8
Flow read from USGS gauge 06192500, Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT

Access

Put-in

Mayor's Landing

In Livingston. Below town the river bends east.

FacilityRamp (Concrete)

LaunchBoat ramp

FWP activitiesBoating, Fishing

FWP river marker495

River mile63.22

Coordinates45.66608, -110.53962

Take-out

Sheep Mountain

FacilityRamp (Gravel)

LaunchBoat ramp

FWP activitiesBoating, Fishing

River mile72.35

Coordinates45.73056, -110.40705

Measured along the NHDPlus flowline, not straight-line distance.

Shuttle

11.5 miles by road, about 28 minutes driving. The drive is 1.26x 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

Shields River confluence The Shields joins here. Below this point the Livingston gage reads less water than the river actually carries, and there is no downstream gage to correct with.

Connecting stretches

Float times are estimates from river flow, not a judgement that conditions are safe for you or your craft. They assume continuous drifting; anglers working the banks often take two to three times as long. Check current Montana FWP regulations before you go. What the estimate leaves out.

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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.