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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 20 min ago

FLOW RATE

21,400cfs

GAUGE HT

6.85ft

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

3mph SE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

21,400cfs 7.3% 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

6.85ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

67°

MON

95°

69°

TUE

92°

70°

WED

93°

67°

THU

99°

66°

FRI

103°

69°

SAT

101°

70°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

80°

83°

86°

89°

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84°

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86°

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92°

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80°

75°

73°

72°

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70°

67°

69°

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86°

90°

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85°

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82°

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92°

95°

97°

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93°

88°

84°

81°

79°

77°

75°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph W

G 7 mph

NNW

G11

G14

G16

G18

G19

WSW

G21

WSW

G13

WSW

G14

WNW

WSW

NNW

SSE

WNW

NNE

WNW

NNW

G12

WNW

G14

WSW

G16

G13

WSW

G12

G10

WSW

G10

WNW

SSE

NNW

SSE

ENE

SSW

ESE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

NNE

G10

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

ENE

SSE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

17%

29%

16%

12%

11%

20%

CLOUDS

cover %

97%

overcast

97%

95%

100%

99%

100%

98%

93%

20%

92%

25%

89%

91%

97%

100%

96%

100%

94%

95%

100%

71%

19%

100%

49%

100%

19%

99%

11%

68%

100%

75%

100%

14%

22%

32%

48%

65%

70%

49%

15%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

930

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

6% illuminated

Station Location

47.4292, -114.8565

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:45 UTC

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