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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 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

21,353cfs

GAUGE HT

6.84ft

AIR TEMP

84°F

WIND

3mph WNW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

21,353cfs 1.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 26,104–35,317 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

45,945cfs

PERIOD LOW

21,353cfs

RUNNABLE

58%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

6.84ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

59°

MON

95°

68°

TUE

78°

64°

WED

94°

62°

THU

102°

65°

FRI

90°

64°

SAT

96°

56°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

90°

mild

90°

88°

87°

84°

78°

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74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

74°

78°

81°

85°

87°

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92°

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92°

88°

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86°

84°

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79°

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71°

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69°

67°

68°

70°

68°

65°

64°

65°

64°

65°

64°

62°

64°

68°

74°

81°

86°

90°

92°

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83°

86°

93°

92°

88°

80°

75°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

68°

74°

81°

86°

91°

95°

99°

101°

102°

88°

97°

90°

87°

83°

77°

73°

69°

68°

69°

65°

64°

66°

70°

74°

79°

83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph W

G 12 mph

G12

G13

WSW

G12

G11

NNW

ESE

WNW

SSE

WNW

NNW

WNW

G10

NNW

G17

WSW

G20

WNW

G23

WSW

G21

WSW

G22

G13

SSW

ESE

SSE

ESE

ENE

ESE

WNW

ESE

WSW

SSE

WSW

SSE

WSW

WNW

NNW

G11

ENE

SSW

NNE

G10

G13

NNW

WNW

G11

WNW

NNE

SSW

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

21%

17%

21%

10%

28%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

98%

100%

87%

100%

96%

69%

100%

10%

18%

11%

47%

83%

12%

100%

40%

16%

62%

86%

100%

21%

49%

64%

48%

19%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

931

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

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

5% illuminated

Station Location

47.4292, -114.8565

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

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