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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 55 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,220cfs

GAUGE HT

3.33ft

WATER TEMP

75°F

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

16mph NNE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,220cfs 2.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,097–1,483 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,340cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,220cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.33ft

Water Temperature

75.4°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

106°

56°

MON

96°

67°

TUE

94°

64°

WED

85°

61°

THU

93°

61°

FRI

95°

60°

SAT

100°

60°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

68°

67°

71°

77°

81°

85°

89°

92°

94°

95°

96°

92°

76°

73°

72°

71°

69°

68°

66°

64°

67°

72°

77°

80°

82°

86°

89°

92°

94°

93°

94°

93°

85°

73°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

64°

66°

68°

71°

74°

78°

80°

82°

84°

85°

83°

77°

71°

65°

63°

64°

63°

62°

61°

65°

67°

70°

74°

77°

81°

85°

88°

91°

93°

71°

79°

80°

79°

74°

69°

67°

65°

63°

62°

61°

60°

63°

67°

71°

75°

79°

83°

88°

93°

95°

93°

88°

83°

78°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph WSW

WSW

WNW

ENE

G10

ESE

G12

G13

ENE

G12

G13

ESE

G19

NNE

G20

WNW

WSW

NNW

ENE

G12

G28

NNW

G25

NNW

G17

WNW

NNW

WNW

ESE

WNW

NNW

NNE

G10

ESE

SSE

NNE

G22

ESE

G11

G14

NNE

ENE

SSW

ENE

SSE

ESE

ENE

NNE

G10

NNW

G14

G17

WNW

G19

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

54%

36%

24%

53%

64%

13%

17%

25%

11%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

89%

67%

45%

12%

30%

100%

49%

15%

100%

99%

100%

21%

13%

46%

22%

82%

100%

89%

100%

85%

83%

87%

49%

67%

100%

15%

71%

87%

12%

100%

67%

100%

47%

56%

12%

50%

11%

13%

15%

12%

100%

89%

50%

100%

15%

100%

12%

95%

45%

85%

100%

65%

47%

100%

74%

33%

21%

39%

60%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

877

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:48 AM

SUNSET

09:15 PM

15H 27M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

45.8971, -111.5957

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 02:00 UTC

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