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BITTERROOT RIVER

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Bitterroot River near Missoula MT

MISSOULA COUNTY, MT46.8317°N, -114.0549°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3,250cfs

GAUGE HT

5.33ft

WATER TEMP

16°F

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

1mph N

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

3,250cfs 39.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,941–3,979 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,700cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,250cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.33ft

Water Temperature

15.7°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

56°

THU

83°

60°

FRI

71°

50°

SAT

62°

49°

SUN

53°

45°

MON

56°

45°

TUE

77°

44°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

84°

mild

84°

85°

86°

85°

84°

79°

74°

70°

68°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

60°

61°

66°

71°

75°

77°

80°

82°

83°

81°

76°

73°

71°

69°

67°

65°

63°

61°

59°

58°

56°

57°

56°

57°

56°

58°

55°

52°

50°

49°

51°

52°

51°

50°

52°

54°

55°

57°

60°

62°

60°

58°

57°

54°

53°

52°

51°

50°

48°

49°

50°

52°

53°

52°

50°

49°

47°

46°

45°

46°

45°

46°

45°

46°

47°

49°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph N

G 9 mph

G12

G13

NNE

G10

NNE

G15

ENE

G27

ENE

G11

WNW

NNW

SSW

NNW

G10

NNW

G13

NNE

G12

G10

G13

NNW

G14

G13

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

G10

WNW

SSW

G17

NNW

G14

G19

NNW

G15

G11

NNW

WNW

NNW

WNW

SSE

WSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

23%

32%

62%

81%

44%

59%

71%

54%

36%

45%

58%

59%

61%

62%

56%

CLOUDS

cover %

14%

few

14%

82%

100%

91%

12%

17%

18%

100%

97%

100%

78%

96%

100%

57%

100%

97%

100%

56%

100%

96%

100%

63%

15%

38%

100%

20%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

910

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

09:34 PM

15H 52M OF DAYLIGHT6H 29M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

70% illuminated

Station Location

46.8317, -114.0549

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 15:05 UTC

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