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BLACKTAIL CREEK

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Blacktail Creek above Grove Gulch, at Butte, MT

BUTTE, MT45.9913°N, -112.5274°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

6.63cfs

GAUGE HT

4.34ft

WATER TEMP

57°F

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

4mph WSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

6.63cfs 30.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 5–7 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6.78cfs

PERIOD LOW

5.94cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.34ft

Water Temperature

57.4°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

94°

66°

MON

91°

62°

TUE

85°

61°

WED

82°

60°

THU

84°

59°

FRI

90°

62°

SAT

89°

62°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

73°

80°

85°

90°

92°

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93°

89°

86°

83°

79°

76°

73°

71°

70°

67°

66°

64°

62°

65°

72°

78°

81°

84°

86°

88°

89°

91°

90°

89°

88°

83°

81°

73°

69°

67°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

64°

67°

73°

75°

77°

80°

81°

83°

84°

85°

81°

71°

63°

64°

62°

61°

62°

60°

61°

62°

61°

62°

63°

67°

75°

78°

80°

76°

82°

78°

77°

75°

70°

67°

66°

63°

62°

60°

59°

64°

69°

72°

75°

78°

81°

83°

84°

81°

77°

73°

71°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph WSW

G 6 mph

WSW

NNW

G14

SSW

G21

G26

WSW

G26

WNW

G29

G24

NNW

G21

NNW

G24

G22

NNW

G24

NNW

G24

G28

G26

G11

WNW

G10

G13

WNW

WSW

WNW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

WNW

G16

NNW

G20

NNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

ENE

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNW

G20

G14

WSW

SSE

ESE

WSW

SSE

WSW

G10

G11

WNW

NNW

ENE

ESE

SSW

SSE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

12%

44%

53%

42%

10%

61%

43%

32%

27%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

95%

100%

47%

100%

77%

100%

60%

21%

100%

37%

73%

91%

100%

50%

78%

24%

100%

84%

82%

14%

56%

100%

95%

100%

72%

15%

59%

100%

73%

100%

86%

15%

100%

19%

97%

96%

100%

53%

70%

100%

18%

67%

68%

100%

56%

73%

78%

100%

17%

30%

37%

100%

72%

100%

16%

17%

100%

63%

100%

12%

76%

100%

35%

73%

97%

96%

82%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

833

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:51 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 28M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

45.9913, -112.5274

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 05:30 UTC

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