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BITTERROOT RIVER

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Bitterroot River near Missoula MT

MISSOULA COUNTY, MT46.8317°N, -114.0549°W Updated 45 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,130cfs

GAUGE HT

4.53ft

WATER TEMP

68°F

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

3mph WSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,130cfs 3.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,896–2,565 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,320cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,130cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.53ft

Water Temperature

67.8°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

62°

MON

88°

67°

TUE

88°

68°

WED

93°

67°

THU

100°

63°

FRI

103°

66°

SAT

99°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

79°

81°

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86°

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71°

70°

68°

69°

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72°

75°

78°

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78°

87°

88°

86°

80°

78°

72°

70°

68°

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68°

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71°

75°

85°

89°

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91°

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92°

87°

85°

79°

74°

71°

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68°

66°

65°

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63°

66°

72°

78°

84°

90°

94°

98°

100°

99°

93°

87°

81°

77°

74°

72°

71°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph NNW

G 13 mph

G13

NNW

G12

NNW

G11

G12

G13

NNW

G13

G14

G16

G13

G10

NNW

G12

NNW

G12

SSE

WSW

NNW

NNE

G13

G19

NNW

G14

G11

SSE

NNW

NNE

SSE

NNW

WNW

SSE

ENE

NNE

G10

NNW

ESE

SSE

ESE

NNE

ESE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

12%

21%

36%

43%

10%

34%

20%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

99%

overcast

99%

100%

99%

100%

98%

100%

60%

54%

91%

72%

100%

99%

100%

43%

80%

75%

66%

100%

96%

86%

100%

73%

100%

78%

20%

36%

100%

20%

100%

56%

96%

77%

100%

61%

18%

85%

100%

93%

100%

11%

95%

92%

76%

57%

35%

12%

19%

50%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

908

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:54 AM

SUNSET

09:29 PM

15H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

46.8317, -114.0549

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 09:00 UTC

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