Bighorn R Bl Yellowtail Afterbay Dam nr St. Xavier River

USGS · 06287000

BIGHORN R BL YELLOWTAIL AFTERBAY DAM NR ST. XAVIER RIVER

USGS · 06287000LIVE

Bighorn R bl Yellowtail Afterbay Dam nr St. Xavier

BIG HORN COUNTY, MT45.3169°N, -107.9189°W Updated 59 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,520cfs

GAUGE HT

59.49ft

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

6mph WSW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,520cfs 73.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,292–1,748 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,560cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,440cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

59.49ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

112°

73°

MON

100°

76°

TUE

102°

77°

WED

98°

71°

THU

96°

71°

FRI

100°

72°

SAT

102°

77°

TIME

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hourly forecast

89°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph E

ESE

G12

ESE

G18

G17

G25

SSW

G25

G21

SSW

G25

SSW

G24

SSW

G15

G17

SSW

WNW

G17

G15

WNW

G13

WSW

G12

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G12

G11

WNW

NNW

NNE

G12

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G10

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G10

G13

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G13

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G15

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G16

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SSW

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NNW

G19

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G12

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NNE

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NNE

G22

G12

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G16

SSE

WSW

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G12

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G11

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SSE

PRECIP

chance %

13%

16%

46%

14%

32%

39%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

22%

100%

87%

37%

99%

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23%

12%

20%

75%

89%

100%

85%

96%

100%

44%

66%

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28%

16%

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74%

11%

10%

100%

91%

70%

66%

84%

27%

49%

75%

63%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

906

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:35 AM

SUNSET

08:58 PM

15H 23M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

45.3169, -107.9189

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:15 UTC

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