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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 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

6cfs

GAUGE HT

4.33ft

WATER TEMP

60°F

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

2mph W

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

6cfs 49.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 4–6 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

17cfs

PERIOD LOW

4cfs

RUNNABLE

71%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

4.33ft

Water Temperature

60.1°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

96°

63°

MON

90°

60°

TUE

85°

61°

WED

82°

60°

THU

84°

59°

FRI

90°

62°

SAT

89°

62°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

83°

90°

92°

95°

96°

93°

92°

87°

83°

79°

77°

74°

72°

71°

69°

66°

65°

63°

62°

60°

62°

68°

77°

81°

84°

87°

89°

90°

89°

88°

87°

89°

83°

81°

77°

73°

70°

68°

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°

67°

65°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NW

G 4 mph

G13

ESE

G24

G27

G30

G27

G26

G19

NNW

G27

G21

G27

G19

NNE

G18

G17

G11

WNW

WSW

G14

SSE

G11

SSE

G18

G15

G20

G22

G18

G12

NNW

G13

G23

NNW

G19

G14

WSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNW

G20

G14

WSW

SSE

ESE

WSW

SSE

WSW

G10

G11

WNW

NNW

ENE

ESE

SSW

SSE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

22%

32%

49%

35%

11%

64%

43%

29%

20%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

81%

22%

40%

75%

73%

70%

100%

98%

90%

30%

59%

68%

54%

77%

52%

100%

98%

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%

66%

49%

29%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

835

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:51 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 28M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

45.9913, -112.5274

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

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