USGS · 06436000

BELLE FOURCHE RIVER

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Belle Fourche R nr Fruitdale, SD

BUTTE COUNTY, SD44.6902°N, -103.7371°W Updated 28 min ago

FLOW RATE

24.1cfs

GAUGE HT

1.77ft

AIR TEMP

55°F

WIND

5mph WSW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

24.1cfs 90.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 23–31 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

29.5cfs

PERIOD LOW

23.3cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.77ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

71°

50°

THU

71°

50°

FRI

95°

54°

SAT

96°

63°

SUN

100°

59°

MON

91°

59°

TUE

99°

55°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

55°

mild

55°

59°

62°

64°

66°

69°

71°

66°

63°

68°

69°

68°

66°

62°

59°

58°

57°

56°

54°

53°

51°

50°

51°

56°

59°

63°

66°

69°

70°

71°

69°

63°

65°

66°

64°

63°

62°

60°

58°

56°

55°

54°

55°

59°

62°

67°

74°

80°

85°

88°

91°

93°

95°

91°

82°

77°

74°

69°

66°

64°

63°

64°

65°

66°

64°

67°

74°

79°

82°

86°

91°

94°

95°

96°

90°

84°

77°

70°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

59°

60°

64°

70°

75°

80°

85°

89°

93°

97°

100°

98°

96°

92°

85°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph W

G 5 mph

WNW

NNE

G10

G11

SSE

WNW

NNE

ENE

G10

G14

ESE

G16

ESE

G18

ESE

G18

G20

G22

G24

G19

SSE

G22

ESE

G23

G30

ESE

G32

G30

G28

G30

G28

G25

SSE

G24

ESE

G19

ESE

G13

ESE

G11

ENE

G11

NNE

ESE

G11

ESE

G14

ESE

G19

ESE

G18

ESE

G20

ESE

G17

ESE

G39

G32

G37

ESE

G41

ESE

G39

ESE

G25

ESE

G29

ESE

G27

G26

G16

G12

G18

G21

NNE

G20

G16

G14

WNW

G15

G21

WSW

G20

WSW

G21

G17

WSW

G22

G29

WNW

G34

WNW

G33

NNE

G27

WNW

G32

G22

G16

WNW

G11

G10

G24

WNW

G28

G27

G26

G27

NNW

G29

NNW

G31

G32

G30

SSW

G27

G25

G26

SSW

G28

G23

SSW

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

19%

14%

17%

57%

77%

16%

22%

13%

28%

26%

13%

30%

CLOUDS

cover %

32%

few

32%

100%

91%

100%

84%

36%

100%

78%

18%

100%

58%

100%

26%

16%

100%

72%

100%

85%

100%

94%

100%

61%

22%

100%

80%

70%

64%

100%

24%

30%

46%

100%

42%

29%

100%

75%

12%

16%

100%

14%

100%

58%

100%

86%

17%

15%

100%

92%

100%

52%

70%

88%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

918

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:10 AM

SUNSET

08:44 PM

15H 34M OF DAYLIGHT14H 1M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

67% illuminated

Station Location

44.6902, -103.7371

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 06:43 UTC

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