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Missouri River
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MISSOURI RIVER
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Missouri River at Fort Benton MT

MONTANA47.8169°N, -110.6661°W Updated 26 min ago
FLOW RATE
4,970cfs
GAUGE HT
2.07ft
AIR TEMP
54°F
WIND
7mph W
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
4,970cfs 58.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 4,2505,750 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
5,120cfs
PERIOD LOW
4,890cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.07ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

11.3in

+24% vs normal

11.26 in of precipitation so far this year, 24% above the 30-year normal of 9.06 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

11.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.9–12.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+24%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.30" · normal 0.84" (0.4–1.3)
Jan
Feb: 1.09" · normal 0.73" (0.3–1.1)
Feb
Mar: 1.58" · normal 0.98" (0.5–1.6)
Mar
Apr: 1.95" · normal 1.85" (1.1–2.5)
Apr
May: 3.46" · normal 2.32" (1.0–3.6)
May
Jun: 2.89" (so far)· normal 2.68" (1.2–4.5)
Jun
Jul: normal 0.94" (0.2–2.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.07" (0.2–2.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.36" (0.3–2.2)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.26" (0.5–2.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.84" (0.3–1.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.75" (0.3–1.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:24 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
73°
44°
WED
76°
51°
THU
75°
56°
FRI
75°
53°
SAT
77°
54°
SUN
56°
47°
MON
66°
47°
TIME
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
71°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph NNE
G 8 mph
5
G8
NNE
5
G10
NE
6
G10
ENE
9
G11
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10
G11
ENE
9
G12
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8
G15
ENE
5
G10
ESE
3
G8
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5
G6
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5
G7
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5
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6
G9
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6
G8
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8
G10
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7
G12
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8
G16
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G12
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9
G11
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10
G11
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G11
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9
G10
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9
G11
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9
G10
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10
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11
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11
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9
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7
G11
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7
G11
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5
G12
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6
G15
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6
G9
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8
G9
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10
G12
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11
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10
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7
ESE
6
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7
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9
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9
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10
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13
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16
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16
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16
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16
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13
G18
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6
G8
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10
G16
SE
9
G15
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10
G17
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9
G12
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6
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8
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7
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7
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7
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7
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7
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9
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11
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15
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15
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12
SSE
9
G15
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6
G8
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6
G7
SE
9
E
5
G8
E
3
G18
S
12
G13
W
6
G9
W
8
G13
SSW
3
WSW
4
G5
SSE
4
G9
SW
2
G4
WSW
3
WSW
2
G3
WSW
4
SSW
5
G6
SSW
6
G17
SW
11
G17
WSW
11
G13
W
9
G11
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7
G13
WSW
9
G14
WSW
9
G12
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8
G10
WNW
7
G11
NW
7
G9
N
8
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15
G22
SSE
21
G24
SSW
9
G20
SSW
9
G14
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5
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6
G9
WSW
5
WSW
5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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6
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7
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PRECIP
chance %
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67%
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44%
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42%
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49%
CLOUDS
cover %
29%
few
29%
29%
30%
90%
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3%
1%
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16%
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100%
27%
12%
60%
8%
11%
6%
0%
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7%
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18%
100%
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100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
933
933931929930930925923919917915914912910911910911910911911
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:24 AM
SUNSET
09:25 PM
16H 1M OF DAYLIGHT6H 29M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

47.8169, -110.6661
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 14:56 UTC
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