Waterlands
Bighorn River
USGS · 06288400
BIGHORN RIVER
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Bighorn River at Two Leggins Bridge, near Hardin

MONTANA45.6441°N, -107.6582°W Updated 41 min ago
FLOW RATE
1,150cfs
GAUGE HT
8.81ft
AIR TEMP
59°F
WIND
2mph WSW
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
1,150cfs 84.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 9861,334 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,190cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,140cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.81ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

8.2in

≈ normal

8.24 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 9.44 in).

YTD Total

8.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.8–13.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-13%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.41" · normal 0.87" (0.4–1.3)
Jan
Feb: 0.59" · normal 0.83" (0.5–1.2)
Feb
Mar: 1.73" · normal 1.21" (0.5–2.1)
Mar
Apr: 1.60" · normal 2.22" (1.2–3.1)
Apr
May: 2.49" · normal 2.59" (0.8–4.8)
May
Jun: 1.43" (so far)· normal 1.98" (0.8–3.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 0.95" (0.2–1.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 0.82" (0.2–1.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.31" (0.4–2.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.80" (0.7–2.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.86" (0.3–1.7)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.77" (0.3–1.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:24 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
76°
46°
WED
77°
51°
THU
76°
56°
FRI
89°
56°
SAT
83°
64°
SUN
74°
57°
MON
78°
49°
TIME
TUE
3
NOW
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THU
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FRI
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SAT
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
76°
mild
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73°
67°
63°
60°
58°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph NE
G 9 mph
6
G9
NE
8
NNE
8
G14
NNE
9
G14
NE
10
G11
NE
11
G14
NE
7
G11
NE
6
G12
NE
5
G9
NE
5
G8
NE
6
G8
NNE
7
G9
N
5
G7
NNE
6
G8
N
4
G6
NNE
6
G7
NNE
7
G8
NNE
6
G14
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9
G12
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9
G11
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10
G12
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11
G12
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11
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9
G10
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9
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11
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13
G14
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12
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12
G14
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9
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10
G18
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10
G25
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13
G27
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11
G21
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5
G11
N
8
G9
NNE
5
G6
WNW
5
G8
NNE
4
G10
NE
2
G9
ESE
4
G6
S
5
G7
S
4
G7
SSE
4
G7
S
3
G6
SW
2
G7
ENE
5
G8
WSW
13
W
2
G4
W
4
E
1
G3
NNE
5
NNW
4
NW
7
G10
WNW
8
G16
WSW
9
G15
WSW
6
G11
WNW
4
G6
WNW
1
G4
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3
SSW
3
SSW
0
G2
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3
G4
NNE
4
G6
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5
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5
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3
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1
G3
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3
G6
ESE
2
G7
SE
3
G10
WNW
3
G15
NE
3
G14
SSW
6
G13
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18
W
13
WNW
15
N
12
ENE
8
G9
ENE
11
G19
ESE
9
G24
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9
G21
SE
7
G8
SE
6
SE
2
S
8
G14
WNW
10
G19
WNW
10
G14
NW
11
G13
NW
11
G13
NNW
8
G13
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
8
G15
ENE
11
G13
ESE
13
G19
NNE
10
G16
NNE
16
G18
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12
G13
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10
G17
NE
6
G18
NE
8
G24
NNE
3
G16
NNE
8
G20
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7
G19
NNE
6
G17
NNE
6
G17
N
7
G18
N
8
G20
NNW
9
G20
NNW
9
G15
NNW
PRECIP
chance %
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1%
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1%
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2%
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2%
1%
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1%
1%
8%
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46%
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72%
72%
64%
64%
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64%
59%
59%
59%
59%
59%
59%
44%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
1%
14%
3%
8%
11%
66%
100%
100%
100%
34%
71%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
90%
100%
97%
100%
100%
79%
24%
22%
0%
7%
100%
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100%
10%
100%
81%
80%
68%
81%
8%
100%
65%
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82%
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100%
100%
39%
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100%
100%
18%
19%
51%
98%
24%
13%
22%
24%
20%
100%
100%
91%
95%
100%
100%
88%
100%
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100%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
20%
100%
100%
18%
7%
5%
6%
6%
6%
13%
69%
49%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
96%
100%
87%
69%
59%
64%
76%
87%
93%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
921
921920918919919915913910906906904904901900897900900900897
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:22 AM
SUNSET
09:03 PM
15H 41M OF DAYLIGHT6H 7M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

45.6441, -107.6582
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 14:56 UTC
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