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Mill Creek
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MILL CREEK
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Mill Creek at Opportunity, MT

DEER LODGE COUNTY, MT46.1136°N, -112.8281°W Updated 52 min ago
FLOW RATE
24.4cfs
GAUGE HT
2.76ft
WATER TEMP
10°F
AIR TEMP
63°F
WIND
8mph SSW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
24.4cfs 57.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 1621 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
25.2cfs
PERIOD LOW
15.9cfs
RUNNABLE
54%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.76ft

Water Temperature

9.6°F
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
73°
44°
FRI
77°
50°
SAT
84°
51°
SUN
87°
53°
MON
85°
53°
TUE
81°
54°
WED
90°
56°
TIME
THU
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
73°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph NW
G 13 mph
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G13
NW
9
G14
NW
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G13
NNW
9
G11
NNW
11
G17
NNE
8
G14
NNE
5
G8
NW
3
NW
1
G2
W
2
WNW
2
G3
NNW
2
ESE
2
NW
2
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2
SE
2
G3
SSE
2
NNE
1
G3
ENE
0
G4
NE
1
G9
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3
G11
NNW
8
G14
WNW
14
G18
WNW
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G20
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14
G17
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G14
NNW
11
G13
NNW
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G11
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9
G15
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4
G9
NNE
3
WNW
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3
G4
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G2
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5
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G9
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G13
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10
G15
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11
G17
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11
G17
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14
G19
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13
G18
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11
G17
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8
G18
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11
G17
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10
G17
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5
G11
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G19
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G22
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G20
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G20
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10
G17
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G15
NNW
18
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5
G6
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1
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0
G3
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G4
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3
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2
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G3
SW
2
G3
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1
G3
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G3
WNW
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NNW
PRECIP
chance %
6%
6%
6%
3%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
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31%
7%
7%
7%
7%
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7%
4%
4%
4%
CLOUDS
cover %
18%
few
18%
3%
0%
0%
20%
100%
40%
1%
0%
10%
100%
94%
7%
89%
79%
1%
1%
1%
5%
75%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
68%
7%
0%
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0%
5%
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2%
64%
4%
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7%
8%
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17%
12%
46%
7%
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8%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
851
851847847853853850848850848847846849844849848849846848847
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:44 AM
SUNSET
09:25 PM
15H 41M OF DAYLIGHT4H 33M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
92% illuminated

Station Location

46.1136, -112.8281
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 16:52 UTC
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