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Bighorn River
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BIGHORN RIVER
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Bighorn River at bridge, at St. Xavier, MT

BIG HORN COUNTY, MT45.4608°N, -107.7493°W Updated 56 min ago
FLOW RATE
1,540cfs
GAUGE HT
5.51ft
WATER TEMP
8°F
AIR TEMP
52°F
WIND
4mph N
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
1,540cfs 79.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,2921,748 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,560cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,450cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.51ft

Water Temperature

8.0°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

10.2in

≈ normal

10.22 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 10.21 in).

YTD Total

10.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

10.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

7.7–14.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+0%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.41" · normal 0.99" (0.5–1.5)
Jan
Feb: 1.00" · normal 0.97" (0.4–1.6)
Feb
Mar: 1.92" · normal 1.45" (0.7–2.4)
Mar
Apr: 2.18" · normal 2.47" (1.4–3.5)
Apr
May: 2.44" · normal 2.73" (1.0–4.9)
May
Jun: 1.28" (so far)· normal 1.83" (0.6–3.4)
Jun
Jul: normal 0.85" (0.1–1.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 0.71" (0.2–1.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.40" (0.4–2.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.04" (0.9–3.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.99" (0.3–1.9)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.89" (0.4–1.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:26 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
76°
47°
WED
76°
50°
THU
74°
56°
FRI
87°
57°
SAT
83°
64°
SUN
74°
56°
MON
78°
50°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
71°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph ENE
G 5 mph
3
G5
ENE
7
NNE
6
G11
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4
G7
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9
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9
G10
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9
G10
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9
G13
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8
G13
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5
G10
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G8
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4
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9
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7
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10
G17
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12
G22
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14
G26
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9
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6
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3
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4
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10
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13
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3
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2
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6
G7
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7
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7
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8
G13
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4
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4
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4
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3
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5
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4
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6
G13
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17
G24
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12
G18
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11
G21
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9
G15
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4
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7
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5
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10
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11
G21
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9
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5
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11
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10
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13
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12
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
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0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
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21%
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100%
100%
75%
59%
40%
31%
40%
58%
74%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
917
917916915913915913907905903901900900898895894895895894893
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:23 AM
SUNSET
09:03 PM
15H 40M OF DAYLIGHT7H 37M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

45.4608, -107.7493
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 13:26 UTC
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