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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

3,309cfs

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

2mph NNE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

3,309cfs 14.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,083–1,465 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

11,104cfs

PERIOD LOW

441cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

56°

THU

83°

60°

FRI

71°

51°

SAT

61°

50°

SUN

49°

44°

MON

60°

44°

TUE

76°

46°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

79°

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66°

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60°

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56°

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56°

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61°

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56°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph N

G 6 mph

NNW

G23

ENE

G19

WNW

NNW

G10

NNW

G13

NNE

G12

NNE

NNW

G13

NNW

G14

G13

G11

NNW

G11

G10

WNW

WSW

G17

WNW

G14

G19

NNW

G15

G11

WNW

NNW

SSW

ESE

WSW

SSE

WSW

NNW

SSW

WNW

G11

NNW

G14

G17

G13

WNW

G11

G12

WNW

NNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

SSE

ESE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

32%

62%

81%

44%

59%

71%

54%

36%

45%

58%

59%

61%

62%

56%

36%

CLOUDS

cover %

95%

overcast

95%

100%

32%

23%

100%

97%

93%

100%

78%

96%

100%

57%

100%

97%

100%

56%

100%

96%

100%

20%

100%

94%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

907

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

09:34 PM

15H 52M OF DAYLIGHT1H 16M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

73% illuminated

Station Location

46.8317, -114.0549

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 20:18 UTC

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