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BITTERROOT RIVER

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Bitterroot River near Missoula MT

MISSOULA COUNTY, MT46.8317°N, -114.0549°W Updated 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2,142cfs

GAUGE HT

4.54ft

WATER TEMP

68°F

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

6mph N

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

2,142cfs 17.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,113–1,505 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

11,104cfs

PERIOD LOW

450cfs

RUNNABLE

17%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

4.54ft

Water Temperature

68.2°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

56°

MON

92°

67°

TUE

82°

68°

WED

96°

65°

THU

103°

64°

FRI

101°

63°

SAT

98°

61°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

91°

mild

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82°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph NW

G 14 mph

G14

G13

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

G10

NNW

SSW

NNE

ENE

ESE

NNW

G18

G17

G12

G21

NNW

G18

NNW

ESE

SSE

WSW

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ENE

NNW

NNE

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SSE

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G10

NNW

G11

NNW

G14

NNW

NNE

ENE

SSE

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NNE

NNW

G10

NNW

WNW

ESE

G11

ESE

SSE

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SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

19%

38%

26%

15%

20%

23%

13%

23%

CLOUDS

cover %

88%

overcast

88%

29%

75%

72%

23%

89%

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81%

100%

95%

100%

97%

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83%

100%

80%

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96%

100%

78%

48%

100%

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72%

100%

90%

87%

100%

96%

26%

100%

88%

60%

39%

30%

28%

30%

43%

61%

67%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

910

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:54 AM

SUNSET

09:29 PM

15H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

46.8317, -114.0549

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

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