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Bitterroot River
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BITTERROOT RIVER
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Bitterroot River near Darby MT

RAVALLI COUNTY, MT45.9721°N, -114.1412°W Updated 18 hr ago
FLOW RATE
986cfs
AIR TEMP
77°F
WIND
9mph N
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
986cfs 37.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,4131,911 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
3,542cfs
PERIOD LOW
986cfs
RUNNABLE
23%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

12.6in

-22% vs normal

12.57 in of precipitation so far this year, 22% below the 30-year normal of 16.06 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

12.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.3–19.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-22%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.05" · normal 2.69" (1.4–4.1)
Jan
Feb: 1.88" · normal 2.40" (1.1–4.2)
Feb
Mar: 4.56" · normal 2.78" (1.7–4.5)
Mar
Apr: 2.33" · normal 2.72" (1.6–3.7)
Apr
May: 2.03" · normal 2.65" (1.7–4.1)
May
Jun: 0.72" (so far)· normal 3.23" (1.4–5.1)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.34" (0.4–3.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.13" (0.4–1.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.69" (0.6–3.2)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.26" (1.3–3.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.93" (1.4–5.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.07" (1.6–4.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:13 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
876
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:47 AM
SUNSET
09:31 PM
15H 44M OF DAYLIGHT2H 52M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
81% illuminated

Station Location

45.9721, -114.1412
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 18:39 UTC
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