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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 16 min ago

FLOW RATE

117cfs

GAUGE HT

4.50ft

AIR TEMP

54°F

WIND

6mph W

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

117cfs 89.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 91–123 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

117cfs

PERIOD LOW

91.4cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.50ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

51°

THU

68°

54°

FRI

95°

59°

SAT

100°

68°

SUN

103°

65°

MON

95°

65°

TUE

97°

61°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

60°

mild

60°

64°

68°

71°

73°

75°

76°

75°

70°

66°

65°

64°

61°

59°

58°

57°

56°

55°

54°

55°

58°

62°

65°

68°

64°

63°

59°

60°

63°

62°

61°

60°

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°

76°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph NW

G 8 mph

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

G13

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

ESE

ENE

ESE

G12

G13

SSE

G15

G18

G16

SSE

G17

G18

ESE

G18

ESE

G15

ESE

G14

G20

ENE

G16

ENE

G19

G20

ESE

G22

G27

SSE

G30

SSE

G28

SSE

G28

SSE

G27

SSE

G27

SSE

G28

SSE

G25

SSE

G19

SSE

G17

SSE

G16

SSE

G17

SSE

G19

SSE

G21

SSE

G20

SSE

G19

SSE

G33

SSE

G47

SSW

G25

SSE

G29

G32

SSE

G26

G22

SSE

G31

SSE

G35

SSE

G34

SSE

G35

SSE

G36

SSE

G34

SSE

G28

G17

WNW

G11

G15

NNW

G20

G22

WSW

G25

G22

G29

SSW

G22

SSE

G26

SSE

G36

SSE

G36

G15

WNW

G12

G11

WNW

G19

WNW

G14

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

G18

G14

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

G18

G22

G23

WSW

G22

G20

G17

G12

SSE

G15

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

22%

20%

25%

54%

60%

16%

13%

43%

19%

29%

33%

CLOUDS

cover %

78%

mostly

78%

15%

100%

95%

100%

61%

100%

79%

16%

100%

96%

100%

95%

100%

97%

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%

60%

44%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

944

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:07 AM

SUNSET

08:38 PM

15H 31M OF DAYLIGHT12H 22M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

68% illuminated

Station Location

44.3700, -102.5661

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 08:16 UTC

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