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BIG HOLE RIVER

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Big Hole River near Melrose MT

MADISON COUNTY, MT45.5266°N, -112.7017°W Updated 24 min ago

FLOW RATE

728cfs

GAUGE HT

2.02ft

WATER TEMP

17°F

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

2mph NE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

728cfs 66.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 632–856 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

803cfs

PERIOD LOW

728cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.02ft

Water Temperature

17.0°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

53°

FRI

75°

59°

SAT

66°

47°

SUN

61°

41°

MON

60°

43°

TUE

74°

44°

WED

72°

48°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

76°

73°

68°

65°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

60°

65°

68°

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73°

75°

72°

74°

72°

71°

68°

65°

64°

63°

59°

58°

57°

54°

53°

51°

53°

58°

63°

66°

64°

58°

55°

51°

49°

47°

49°

48°

44°

43°

42°

41°

46°

49°

50°

54°

57°

58°

61°

59°

61°

56°

60°

56°

55°

53°

49°

48°

47°

48°

46°

44°

43°

44°

45°

46°

48°

51°

54°

57°

58°

60°

59°

58°

59°

60°

59°

58°

55°

52°

51°

50°

48°

46°

45°

44°

47°

51°

56°

60°

64°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NNW

G 10 mph

G10

NNW

G14

ESE

WNW

NNE

NNW

NNE

G10

SSW

NNE

SSW

G19

G24

SSW

G38

SSW

G24

G21

G25

G20

G17

G16

G12

WSW

G12

G14

SSE

G10

SSE

G15

G10

G15

G11

ESE

NNE

ESE

G12

SSE

G12

SSW

G12

SSE

G13

SSW

G11

G13

NNW

G10

NNE

WNW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

SSW

G11

G15

WSW

G19

WSW

G22

G23

G21

G23

WNW

G12

SSE

G14

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

20%

16%

13%

18%

23%

30%

29%

22%

25%

65%

60%

68%

95%

92%

75%

57%

64%

58%

44%

33%

18%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

92%

100%

69%

53%

100%

92%

100%

88%

100%

18%

65%

100%

76%

100%

51%

42%

14%

32%

10%

100%

19%

99%

49%

100%

20%

22%

24%

65%

70%

69%

63%

47%

25%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

843

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:43 AM

SUNSET

09:23 PM

15H 40M OF DAYLIGHT2H 44M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

81% illuminated

Station Location

45.5266, -112.7017

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 18:39 UTC

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