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BELLE FOURCHE RIVER

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Belle Fourche at Elm Springs

MEADE COUNTY, SD44.3700°N, -102.5661°W Updated 45 min ago

FLOW RATE

115cfs

GAUGE HT

4.49ft

AIR TEMP

57°F

WIND

6mph WSW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

115cfs 88.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 90–122 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

115cfs

PERIOD LOW

91.4cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.49ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

52°

THU

73°

54°

FRI

95°

59°

SAT

100°

68°

SUN

103°

65°

MON

95°

65°

TUE

97°

61°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

56°

mild

56°

61°

65°

68°

71°

74°

75°

77°

74°

67°

65°

66°

62°

61°

59°

58°

57°

55°

54°

55°

58°

61°

64°

67°

70°

73°

72°

69°

68°

70°

71°

70°

68°

65°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

60°

63°

66°

72°

77°

81°

85°

89°

92°

94°

95°

92°

71°

72°

73°

72°

69°

68°

69°

68°

69°

72°

76°

79°

83°

87°

90°

93°

96°

100°

99°

98°

96°

89°

84°

86°

77°

74°

71°

69°

67°

66°

65°

69°

73°

78°

83°

88°

93°

96°

98°

100°

103°

99°

93°

88°

84°

80°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph NW

G 7 mph

NNW

G12

NNE

SSW

NNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

G11

G10

SSE

G11

G12

SSE

G14

G18

G20

SSE

G19

SSE

G20

SSE

G21

SSE

G21

SSE

G22

SSE

G26

SSE

G22

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G21

SSE

G19

SSE

G18

SSE

G17

SSE

G16

SSE

G17

SSE

G19

SSE

G20

SSE

G33

SSW

G36

SSE

G39

G29

SSE

G25

G34

SSE

G21

SSE

G24

SSE

G30

SSE

G31

SSE

G34

SSE

G34

SSE

G35

G27

G15

WNW

G13

G11

NNW

WSW

G13

SSW

G14

SSE

G22

SSE

G21

SSE

G16

G30

WNW

G32

G31

G26

G21

G17

WNW

G18

WNW

G18

WNW

G18

WNW

G17

WNW

G27

G28

WNW

G28

WNW

G27

G25

G22

WSW

G17

G13

SSE

G13

PRECIP

chance %

11%

20%

18%

13%

25%

54%

60%

16%

13%

43%

19%

29%

CLOUDS

cover %

81%

mostly

81%

19%

25%

100%

90%

100%

21%

100%

95%

100%

85%

100%

84%

100%

99%

100%

93%

65%

100%

96%

44%

100%

19%

100%

81%

100%

15%

17%

100%

25%

80%

100%

59%

75%

100%

99%

14%

45%

14%

27%

38%

49%

59%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

943

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:07 AM

SUNSET

08:38 PM

15H 31M OF DAYLIGHT13H 53M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

67% illuminated

Station Location

44.3700, -102.5661

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 06:45 UTC

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