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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 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,331cfs

GAUGE HT

3.46ft

WATER TEMP

73°F

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

3mph E

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

1,331cfs 9.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,596–2,160 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,659cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,331cfs

RUNNABLE

38%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

3.46ft

Water Temperature

72.9°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

105°

56°

MON

98°

62°

TUE

92°

65°

WED

88°

61°

THU

93°

62°

FRI

91°

63°

SAT

99°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

104°

mild

104°

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93°

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84°

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62°

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63°

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87°

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66°

64°

63°

62°

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69°

72°

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85°

89°

91°

93°

86°

72°

71°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

65°

67°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

24mph SSW

G 32 mph

G32

SSW

G24

G25

NNE

G25

NNE

G31

NNE

G16

NNW

SSE

WNW

NNW

NNE

G10

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

G14

NNE

G21

G13

NNE

NNW

G12

NNW

G22

NNW

G19

WNW

G11

WSW

WNW

SSE

NNE

NNW

G18

NNW

G30

WNW

G18

G11

WNW

SSE

ESE

SSE

ENE

NNW

G12

G11

NNE

NNW

G25

G19

WSW

SSE

SSW

ESE

SSE

NNE

G10

NNE

G16

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

21%

43%

24%

15%

30%

59%

18%

37%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

50%

20%

36%

94%

96%

100%

29%

38%

54%

20%

100%

70%

36%

100%

84%

100%

25%

49%

76%

18%

66%

19%

89%

55%

100%

79%

18%

99%

100%

13%

100%

17%

10%

90%

100%

19%

98%

59%

82%

100%

57%

66%

95%

100%

14%

100%

96%

100%

25%

76%

100%

96%

12%

100%

92%

80%

71%

65%

61%

62%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

875

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:48 AM

SUNSET

09:15 PM

15H 27M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

45.8971, -111.5957

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

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