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JEFFERSON RIVER

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Jefferson River near Twin Bridges MT

MADISON COUNTY, MT45.6133°N, -112.3294°W Updated 13 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,370cfs

GAUGE HT

4.06ft

WATER TEMP

71°F

AIR TEMP

62°F

WIND

6mph SSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

1,370cfs 15.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 802–1,086 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,805cfs

PERIOD LOW

261cfs

RUNNABLE

37%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

4.06ft

Water Temperature

71.1°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

101°

57°

MON

95°

66°

TUE

91°

65°

WED

86°

62°

THU

88°

59°

FRI

91°

61°

SAT

95°

67°

TIME

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TUE

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THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

100°

mild

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86°

88°

84°

80°

73°

77°

76°

71°

66°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph SW

G 29 mph

G29

G34

G37

SSW

G25

G20

ENE

G21

G18

ENE

G26

G24

G21

G17

NNE

G13

NNE

SSW

ESE

ENE

SSE

G10

SSW

G15

SSW

G13

G15

ENE

G13

NNE

G15

NNE

G28

G18

NNE

G17

NNE

NNW

G23

G22

G17

NNW

SSW

NNE

ENE

NNE

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSE

ENE

NNW

SSW

SSE

SSW

G18

WSW

NNW

NNE

G12

NNE

G16

ENE

G13

SSE

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

35%

16%

39%

31%

49%

44%

17%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

89%

100%

13%

14%

81%

100%

79%

96%

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96%

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55%

63%

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61%

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96%

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94%

76%

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12%

32%

18%

59%

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85%

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84%

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27%

25%

57%

100%

23%

12%

100%

34%

11%

38%

22%

100%

98%

79%

54%

39%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

862

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:52 AM

SUNSET

09:17 PM

15H 25M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

45.6133, -112.3294

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

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