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JEFFERSON RIVER

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Jefferson River near Three Forks MT

GALLATIN COUNTY, MT45.8971°N, -111.5957°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,330cfs

GAUGE HT

3.46ft

WATER TEMP

73°F

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

4mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,330cfs 1.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,207–1,633 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,470cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,330cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.46ft

Water Temperature

73.0°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

105°

65°

MON

98°

64°

TUE

91°

61°

WED

90°

62°

THU

93°

61°

FRI

97°

65°

SAT

98°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

70°

mild

70°

78°

85°

91°

97°

104°

105°

97°

94°

90°

84°

80°

76°

74°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

64°

66°

71°

77°

82°

86°

90°

93°

95°

97°

98°

97°

96°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

65°

68°

72°

76°

79°

83°

86°

88°

90°

91°

90°

86°

85°

71°

66°

64°

63°

64°

63°

62°

64°

67°

66°

69°

74°

78°

81°

84°

88°

90°

89°

82°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

64°

67°

70°

74°

78°

82°

85°

88°

90°

92°

93°

90°

86°

81°

78°

74°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NNW

NNW

ESE

G17

G15

G22

G36

G32

SSW

G33

SSW

G32

SSW

G36

NNE

G24

G26

NNE

G27

G13

G10

WSW

WNW

NNE

ESE

WSW

ENE

ESE

ENE

G10

G11

ESE

ENE

WSW

SSW

ESE

SSE

G11

NNE

G13

G17

G19

G31

G23

WSW

SSW

NNW

SSE

ESE

SSE

NNE

NNW

G10

G15

SSW

G28

NNW

SSW

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

12%

43%

20%

45%

53%

21%

25%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

81%

59%

41%

16%

100%

12%

74%

100%

16%

43%

100%

10%

55%

10%

100%

17%

21%

17%

57%

40%

18%

22%

33%

100%

61%

100%

15%

12%

15%

100%

20%

15%

18%

100%

89%

100%

15%

100%

90%

100%

38%

53%

100%

92%

10%

68%

100%

19%

100%

31%

62%

81%

73%

53%

37%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

873

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:48 AM

SUNSET

09:15 PM

15H 27M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

45.8971, -111.5957

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

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