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BIRCH CREEK

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Birch Creek at Bullhead Bridge, nr Valier, MT

PONDERA COUNTY, MT48.3911°N, -112.3197°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

31cfs

GAUGE HT

4.43ft

AIR TEMP

87°F

WIND

8mph WNW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

31cfs 91.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 57–77 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

836cfs

PERIOD LOW

31cfs

RUNNABLE

45%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

4.43ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

58°

MON

89°

64°

TUE

74°

65°

WED

87°

63°

THU

92°

64°

FRI

95°

63°

SAT

91°

70°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

85°

83°

81°

78°

76°

74°

72°

71°

70°

66°

64°

66°

70°

75°

80°

82°

84°

87°

88°

89°

87°

86°

82°

77°

75°

74°

67°

69°

68°

71°

74°

72°

71°

73°

69°

67°

65°

66°

67°

69°

67°

65°

64°

63°

64°

63°

64°

65°

68°

72°

75°

78°

82°

85°

86°

87°

86°

85°

83°

78°

74°

72°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

69°

73°

76°

79°

81°

84°

87°

89°

90°

92°

89°

68°

74°

72°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

66°

69°

73°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

19mph WNW

G 26 mph

G26

WNW

G24

WNW

G20

WNW

G12

WNW

SSW

WSW

WNW

SSW

G13

G17

G20

G14

SSE

G13

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G27

WNW

G15

G23

WNW

G14

ENE

ESE

G10

SSW

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G16

G21

SSE

G18

G15

SSE

G18

ESE

G20

SSE

G17

SSE

G15

SSW

SSE

G11

SSE

G16

ESE

G20

G17

G16

G17

G16

G13

G11

ESE

G14

ESE

G17

ESE

G13

SSE

SSW

NNE

ENE

ESE

NNE

G23

G15

G16

WSW

G24

G26

G18

SSW

G14

SSE

WNW

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

13%

18%

32%

31%

30%

51%

33%

34%

37%

20%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

78%

14%

95%

100%

84%

100%

53%

100%

24%

71%

43%

100%

94%

84%

70%

48%

23%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

895

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

09:28 PM

15H 47M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

48.3911, -112.3197

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

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