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BLACKTAIL CREEK

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Blacktail Creek above Grove Gulch, at Butte, MT

BUTTE, MT45.9913°N, -112.5274°W Updated 59 min ago

FLOW RATE

6.36cfs

GAUGE HT

4.17ft

WATER TEMP

13°F

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

7mph SSE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

6.36cfs 56.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 6–8 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

9.46cfs

PERIOD LOW

6.13cfs

RUNNABLE

94%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.17ft

Water Temperature

12.9°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

51°

THU

78°

52°

FRI

69°

47°

SAT

58°

44°

SUN

47°

40°

MON

59°

41°

TUE

70°

42°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

79°

77°

74°

71°

65°

62°

61°

59°

57°

56°

55°

53°

52°

56°

61°

65°

69°

72°

73°

76°

77°

78°

77°

75°

74°

72°

68°

64°

62°

60°

59°

58°

57°

56°

58°

59°

63°

66°

69°

68°

67°

59°

58°

59°

56°

58°

57°

55°

52°

50°

47°

45°

46°

47°

49°

52°

54°

55°

54°

55°

58°

57°

56°

51°

52°

47°

46°

44°

45°

44°

43°

42°

43°

42°

43°

42°

41°

40°

41°

43°

47°

46°

44°

43°

42°

41°

44°

47°

50°

52°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph N

G 15 mph

G15

G10

ENE

G16

G17

G14

G10

WNW

WSW

SSW

SSE

G16

G19

NNW

G23

NNW

G24

NNW

G23

NNW

G21

NNW

G17

NNW

G14

NNE

G11

SSE

G14

WSW

G17

SSW

G16

G15

G11

SSE

ESE

G12

G27

G23

SSW

G17

G13

G21

SSW

G15

WSW

G18

G12

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

NNW

WNW

WSW

NNW

G13

NNW

G13

NNW

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

G10

WSW

WNW

NNW

ESE

NNE

ESE

WNW

WSW

SSW

G16

WSW

G20

WSW

G19

WSW

G20

WSW

G19

G17

WSW

G15

G12

SSW

G10

SSW

G13

G15

G18

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

13%

11%

13%

14%

10%

30%

32%

91%

89%

59%

78%

90%

78%

59%

54%

59%

51%

48%

35%

CLOUDS

cover %

93%

overcast

93%

30%

100%

80%

20%

69%

93%

92%

65%

100%

53%

97%

100%

98%

100%

76%

100%

94%

96%

100%

14%

13%

19%

100%

39%

100%

46%

100%

94%

100%

98%

94%

92%

91%

92%

93%

95%

98%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

837

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:24 PM

15H 44M OF DAYLIGHT3H 55M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

71% illuminated

Station Location

45.9913, -112.5274

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 17:29 UTC

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