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BATTLE CREEK

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Battle Creek near Chinook MT

BLAINE COUNTY, MT48.6495°N, -109.2317°W Updated 23 hr ago

FLOW RATE

6cfs

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

10mph NNW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

6cfs 53.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 11–15 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

33cfs

PERIOD LOW

2cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

7.9in

≈ normal

7.91 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 7.89 in).

YTD Total

7.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.8–9.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+0%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.34" · normal 0.67" (0.2–1.2)

Jan

Feb: 0.24" · normal 0.55" (0.1–0.9)

Feb

Mar: 1.46" · normal 0.78" (0.3–1.3)

Mar

Apr: 1.32" · normal 1.34" (0.7–2.2)

Apr

May: 1.91" · normal 2.20" (0.7–4.0)

May

Jun: 2.64" (so far)· normal 2.84" (1.4–4.7)

Jun

Jul: normal 1.27" (0.2–2.7)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.04" (0.3–2.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.15" (0.2–2.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.05" (0.4–1.6)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.79" (0.3–1.6)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.60" (0.2–1.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:31 PM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

71°

48°

WED

75°

49°

THU

73°

55°

FRI

79°

55°

SAT

76°

54°

SUN

69°

53°

MON

68°

49°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

59°

mild

59°

56°

54°

53°

52°

51°

50°

49°

54°

59°

63°

66°

68°

71°

72°

73°

74°

75°

74°

73°

69°

65°

62°

60°

58°

57°

56°

55°

58°

61°

65°

68°

70°

71°

72°

71°

73°

70°

67°

68°

66°

62°

59°

58°

56°

55°

56°

59°

61°

65°

67°

71°

74°

76°

77°

79°

67°

68°

69°

67°

65°

60°

59°

57°

56°

55°

54°

55°

58°

61°

63°

65°

68°

70°

72°

73°

74°

75°

76°

75°

73°

69°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

59°

60°

61°

62°

65°

67°

69°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ENE

G 12 mph

G12

ENE

ESE

SSE

ESE

ENE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

ENE

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

G14

G12

ESE

G13

ESE

G15

ESE

G14

G16

ESE

G18

ESE

G19

ESE

G18

ESE

G17

ESE

G17

ESE

G17

ESE

G20

ESE

G20

G23

G22

G21

G19

SSE

G16

SSE

G24

G22

G21

ESE

G19

G21

ESE

G24

ESE

G24

ESE

G21

ESE

G24

ESE

G25

ESE

G24

ESE

G25

ESE

G26

ESE

G27

ESE

G26

ESE

G26

ESE

G24

ESE

G24

G22

G21

G19

G26

G28

ESE

G29

ESE

G33

ESE

G31

G26

WSW

G20

G16

WNW

G11

SSW

WSW

G12

G20

WSW

G23

WSW

G17

WSW

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

SSW

ENE

ESE

G12

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G11

G18

G21

G19

G14

G11

SSE

G11

G12

G11

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

24%

14%

37%

89%

67%

27%

14%

29%

37%

59%

CLOUDS

cover %

80%

mostly

80%

100%

95%

100%

94%

75%

63%

100%

33%

28%

30%

34%

64%

27%

18%

53%

100%

25%

60%

100%

88%

100%

29%

25%

100%

90%

100%

99%

100%

96%

17%

100%

21%

57%

10%

70%

13%

11%

35%

12%

100%

91%

79%

69%

66%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

938

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:15 AM

SUNSET

09:23 PM

16H 8M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

64% illuminated

Station Location

48.6495, -109.2317

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 23:01 UTC

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