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BITTERROOT RIVER

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Bitterroot River near Missoula MT

MISSOULA COUNTY, MT46.8317°N, -114.0549°W Updated 20 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3,198cfs

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

2mph NE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

3,198cfs 28.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 4,302–5,820 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

11,104cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,198cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

55°

FRI

70°

56°

SAT

68°

46°

SUN

46°

44°

MON

49°

45°

TUE

71°

48°

WED

75°

45°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

80°

76°

73°

71°

70°

69°

67°

65°

64°

62°

63°

65°

66°

65°

64°

63°

64°

63°

64°

63°

64°

61°

58°

56°

57°

56°

55°

56°

55°

54°

59°

64°

68°

67°

65°

61°

53°

51°

50°

49°

48°

47°

46°

45°

46°

45°

46°

45°

44°

45°

46°

47°

48°

49°

48°

49°

50°

51°

53°

58°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NW

G 8 mph

G10

ESE

WSW

NNE

G12

NNE

WNW

G15

G16

G17

G14

G12

NNW

ENE

NNW

ENE

G11

G10

WNW

NNW

SSW

SSE

NNW

SSW

SSE

NNW

ESE

SSW

WSW

NNW

G10

NNW

SSE

G13

NNW

WSW

SSW

SSE

ENE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

10%

16%

22%

23%

29%

53%

62%

67%

58%

52%

41%

31%

26%

18%

57%

61%

64%

52%

58%

66%

69%

75%

73%

41%

23%

10%

21%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

94%

100%

34%

94%

100%

96%

100%

96%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

902

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:43 AM

SUNSET

09:34 PM

15H 51M OF DAYLIGHT1H 13M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

81% illuminated

Station Location

46.8317, -114.0549

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 20:21 UTC

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