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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 10 hr ago

FLOW RATE

21,450cfs

GAUGE HT

6.86ft

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

4mph ESE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

21,450cfs 13.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 22,272–30,132 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

35,329cfs

PERIOD LOW

21,450cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

6.86ft

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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

80°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph NW

G 7 mph

NNW

G11

G14

G13

G22

WSW

G28

WSW

G27

WSW

G18

WNW

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 %

82%

mostly

82%

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

931

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 00:00 UTC

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