MADISON RIVER

Montana rivers with the Madison in the southwest corner

The 'Madison River' is a headwater tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 183 miles (295 km) long, in the U.S. states of Wyoming and Montana. Its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, Montana form the Missouri River.
The Madison rises in Park County in northwestern Wyoming at the confluence of the Firehole and Gibbon Rivers, a location known as Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park. It flows west then north through the mountains of southwestern Montana to join the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers at Three Forks. The Missouri River Headwaters State Park is located on the Madison at Three Forks.[1] 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, an earthquake formed Quake Lake just downstream from Hebgen Dam.
The river was named by Lewis and Clark in July 1805, for US Secretary of State James Madison.

Contents
Angling The Madison
See also
References
External links
Notes

Angling The Madison


The Madison River from Madison Junction in Yellowstone to Three Forks, Montana is a fly-fishing mecca for serious anglers.
Trumpeter Swans on Madison River Near Seven Mile Bridge

See also



★ List of Wyoming rivers

★ List of Montana rivers

References



★ The Waters of the Yellowstone with Rod and Fly, , Howard, Back, Dodd & Mead, 1938,

★ Fishing Yellowstone National Park, , Richard, Parks, Falcon Press, 1998,

★ The Living River-A Fisherman's Intimate Profile of the Madison River Watershed--Its History, Ecology, Lore and Angling Opportunities, , Charles E., Brooks, Nick Lyons Books, 1979,

★ The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide-A authoritative guide to the waters of Yellowstone National Park, , Craig, Mathews, The Lyons Press, 1997,

★ Fishing Yellowstone Waters, , Charles E., Brooks, New Win Publishing Inc., 1984,

★ Montana Fly-Fishing Guide-East, , John, Holt, The Lyons Press, 1996,

★ River Journal - Madison, , John, Holt, Frank Amato Publications, 1993,

External links



★ Madison River Fishing Report

Notes


1. Montana Fish and Wildlife and Parks


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