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RUBY RIVER

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Ruby River below reservoir near Alder, MT

MADISON COUNTY, MT45.2419°N, -112.1112°W Updated 46 min ago

FLOW RATE

132cfs

GAUGE HT

2.86ft

AIR TEMP

59°F

WIND

9mph E

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

132cfs 63.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 78–105 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

134cfs

PERIOD LOW

89.8cfs

RUNNABLE

80%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.86ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

74°

55°

TUE

84°

51°

WED

88°

59°

THU

84°

56°

FRI

86°

54°

SAT

94°

61°

SUN

99°

65°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

52°

mild

52°

51°

54°

60°

65°

70°

75°

79°

80°

82°

83°

84°

82°

80°

75°

71°

69°

68°

66°

64°

63°

61°

59°

61°

67°

71°

76°

80°

83°

85°

88°

85°

83°

78°

73°

68°

63°

59°

58°

56°

57°

59°

65°

70°

75°

77°

79°

81°

82°

84°

83°

81°

77°

68°

64°

61°

58°

57°

56°

55°

54°

59°

65°

69°

73°

77°

80°

82°

83°

85°

86°

85°

82°

75°

73°

71°

68°

65°

63°

61°

63°

62°

61°

65°

72°

77°

82°

86°

89°

91°

93°

94°

93°

89°

83°

78°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SSW

G 5 mph

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

G14

G19

G24

G19

G22

G19

WNW

G16

G14

NNE

G14

ENE

G23

G25

ENE

G19

G13

G11

ENE

SSW

NNE

G13

G15

G16

NNW

G17

G19

G20

G15

NNW

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G11

G23

WSW

G25

G24

WSW

G25

G26

G27

G26

G24

G21

WSW

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

G14

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

G17

G16

G15

SSW

SSE

G10

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G14

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

14%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

30%

few

30%

15%

100%

84%

100%

66%

100%

70%

12%

100%

90%

15%

24%

47%

13%

100%

45%

100%

16%

100%

12%

11%

82%

100%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

835

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:48 AM

SUNSET

09:18 PM

15H 30M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

52% illuminated

Station Location

45.2419, -112.1112

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 03:45 UTC

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