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CLARK FORK RIVER

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Clark Fork near Plains MT

SANDERS COUNTY, MT47.4292°N, -114.8565°W Updated 58 min ago

FLOW RATE

21,500cfs

GAUGE HT

6.86ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

3mph W

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

21,500cfs 7.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 18,275–24,725 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

22,000cfs

PERIOD LOW

21,300cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.86ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

67°

MON

97°

69°

TUE

92°

70°

WED

93°

67°

THU

99°

66°

FRI

103°

69°

SAT

101°

70°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

67°

mild

67°

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86°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SW

G 8 mph

SSE

NNW

G10

G11

G14

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G24

WSW

G23

G17

G14

WNW

WSW

WNW

ESE

WSW

WNW

G11

NNW

G13

WNW

G15

WNW

G12

SSW

G11

WNW

SSW

SSE

NNW

SSE

ENE

SSW

ESE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

NNE

G10

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

ENE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

29%

37%

10%

15%

17%

11%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

98%

overcast

98%

100%

83%

90%

100%

98%

28%

21%

100%

99%

100%

30%

79%

100%

94%

95%

100%

71%

19%

100%

49%

100%

19%

99%

11%

68%

100%

75%

100%

14%

22%

32%

48%

65%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

928

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:55 AM

SUNSET

09:34 PM

15H 39M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

47.4292, -114.8565

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 05:45 UTC

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