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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 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

6.36cfs

GAUGE HT

4.17ft

WATER TEMP

15°F

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

1mph SSE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

6.36cfs 56.8% 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

14.7°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

51°

THU

78°

52°

FRI

65°

50°

SAT

62°

40°

SUN

55°

40°

MON

59°

42°

TUE

72°

41°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

74°

69°

65°

62°

60°

59°

57°

56°

54°

52°

56°

61°

65°

69°

72°

73°

76°

77°

78°

77°

75°

74°

72°

68°

64°

62°

60°

59°

58°

56°

59°

62°

64°

65°

63°

61°

58°

57°

58°

59°

57°

54°

53°

50°

51°

50°

48°

47°

46°

49°

50°

52°

54°

56°

58°

57°

58°

61°

62°

60°

56°

50°

47°

42°

40°

41°

42°

43°

42°

41°

40°

42°

45°

46°

49°

51°

53°

55°

51°

48°

49°

48°

49°

48°

47°

46°

45°

43°

42°

43°

42°

43°

42°

43°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph ENE

G 9 mph

ENE

G18

ESE

G17

G11

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

WSW

G27

WSW

G23

G17

G13

G21

WNW

G15

WNW

G18

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

ENE

SSE

SSW

WSW

G13

SSW

G12

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

WNW

WSW

G16

NNE

G20

ESE

G19

WNW

G20

WNW

G19

WNW

G17

WSW

G15

WSW

G12

WSW

G10

G13

G15

G18

G20

PRECIP

chance %

10%

11%

13%

11%

13%

10%

30%

32%

91%

89%

59%

78%

90%

78%

59%

54%

59%

51%

48%

35%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

54%

94%

21%

100%

80%

31%

56%

65%

100%

53%

97%

100%

98%

100%

76%

100%

94%

96%

100%

89%

100%

83%

100%

11%

100%

73%

40%

66%

98%

100%

35%

87%

100%

95%

89%

100%

84%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

835

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:24 PM

15H 44M OF DAYLIGHT2H 49M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

45.9913, -112.5274

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 18:35 UTC

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