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BELLE FOURCHE RIVER

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Belle Fourche R nr Fruitdale, SD

BUTTE COUNTY, SD44.6902°N, -103.7371°W Updated 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

8cfs

GAUGE HT

1.47ft

AIR TEMP

94°F

WIND

5mph E

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

8cfs 70.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 12–16 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

195cfs

PERIOD LOW

5cfs

RUNNABLE

28%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

1.47ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

106°

70°

MON

103°

68°

TUE

108°

73°

WED

108°

75°

THU

108°

76°

FRI

113°

75°

SAT

108°

75°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

105°

mild

105°

104°

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99°

93°

87°

84°

81°

79°

76°

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72°

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103°

106°

107°

108°

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81°

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92°

86°

82°

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79°

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75°

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87°

93°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

20mph SE

G 24 mph

G24

G28

G32

G34

G23

G19

G16

G15

ESE

ENE

NNE

G10

ESE

G12

ESE

G13

G12

G13

ESE

G14

ESE

G16

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G20

G24

ESE

G21

ESE

G21

ESE

G21

G14

ESE

G11

ESE

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ESE

WSW

ENE

ESE

G12

ESE

G29

G32

G31

G27

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

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ESE

G24

G27

G34

ESE

G33

ESE

G25

G14

ESE

G11

WNW

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ESE

G20

G28

G27

G23

G19

G14

G11

ESE

ENE

SSE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

98%

10%

24%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

915

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:21 AM

SUNSET

08:39 PM

15H 18M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

44.6902, -103.7371

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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