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Bitterroot River near Missoula Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 4.78 ft at 3:45PM Apr 30, 2024Highest Observation: 4.78 ft at 4:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.77 ft at 4:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.77 ft at 4:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.77 ft at 4:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 5:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.77 ft at 5:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 5:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 5:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 6:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 6:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 6:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 6:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 7:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 7:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 7:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 7:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 8:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 9:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 9:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 9:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 9:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 10:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 1:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 1:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 1:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 3:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 3:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 5:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 5:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 6:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 6:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 6:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 6:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 9:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 9:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 10:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 11:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 11:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 11:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 11:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 12:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 12:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 12:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 12:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 1:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 1:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 1:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 1:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 2:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 2:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 2:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 2:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 3:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 3:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 3:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 3:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.63 ft at 4:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 4:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 4:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 4:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.63 ft at 5:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 5:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 5:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.63 ft at 5:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 6:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.63 ft at 6:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 6:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 6:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 7:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.63 ft at 7:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.63 ft at 7:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.63 ft at 7:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 8:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 8:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 8:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 8:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 9:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 9:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 9:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 9:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 10:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 10:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 10:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 10:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 11:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 11:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 11:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 11:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 12:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 12:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 12:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 12:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.6 ft at 1:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.6 ft at 1:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.6 ft at 1:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.6 ft at 1:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.59 ft at 2:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.59 ft at 2:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.6 ft at 2:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.59 ft at 2:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.59 ft at 3:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.59 ft at 3:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.59 ft at 3:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 3:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 4:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.59 ft at 4:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 4:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 4:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 5:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 5:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 5:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 5:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 6:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 6:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 6:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 6:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 7:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 7:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 7:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 7:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 8:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 8:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 8:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 8:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 10:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 10:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 10:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 10:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 11:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 11:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 11:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 11:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 12:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 12:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 12:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 12:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 1:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 1:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 2:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 2:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 2:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 2:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 3:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 3:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 3:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 3:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 4:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 4:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 4:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 4:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 5:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 5:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 5:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 5:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 10:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 10:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 11:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 11:15PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 11:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 11:45PM May 02, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 12:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 12:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.49 ft at 12:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.49 ft at 12:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.49 ft at 1:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.49 ft at 1:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 1:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 1:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 2:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 2:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 2:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 2:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 3:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 3:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 3:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 3:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 4:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 4:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 4:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 4:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 5:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 5:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 5:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 5:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 6:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 6:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 6:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 6:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 7:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 7:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 7:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 7:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 8:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 8:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 8:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 8:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 9:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 9:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 9:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 9:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 10:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 10:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 10:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 10:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 11:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 11:15AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 11:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 11:45AM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 12:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 12:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 12:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 12:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 1:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 1:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.4 ft at 1:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 1:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 2:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 2:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 2:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 2:45PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 4.39 ft 6:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 4.37 ft 12:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 4.36 ft 6:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 4.35 ft 12:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 4.33 ft 6:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 12:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 4.28 ft 6:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 4.27 ft 12:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 4.27 ft 6:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 4.29 ft 12:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 4.4 ft 6:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 4.56 ft 12:00PM May 06, 2024Forecast: 4.73 ft 6:00PM May 06, 2024Forecast: 4.92 ft 12:00AM May 07, 2024Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM May 07, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.19 ft 12:00PM May 07, 2024Forecast: 5.18 ft 6:00PM May 07, 2024Forecast: 5.13 ft 12:00AM May 08, 2024Forecast: 5.06 ft 6:00AM May 08, 2024Forecast: 4.99 ft 12:00PM May 08, 2024Forecast: 4.92 ft 6:00PM May 08, 2024Forecast: 4.86 ft 12:00AM May 09, 2024Forecast: 4.8 ft 6:00AM May 09, 2024Forecast: 4.75 ft 12:00PM May 09, 2024Forecast: 4.7 ft 6:00PM May 09, 2024Forecast: 4.65 ft 12:00AM May 10, 2024Forecast: 4.61 ft 6:00AM May 10, 2024Forecast: 4.57 ft 12:00PM May 10, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBITM8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:30PM May 3, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 9:40AM May 3)Latest observed value: 4.41 ft at 2:45 PM MDT 3-May-2024. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 13
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 14.55 ft on 06/20/1899
(2) 13.40 ft on 06/18/1974
(3) 13.11 ft on 05/19/1997
(4) 12.65 ft on 06/01/2003
(5) 12.23 ft on 05/11/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 11.38 ft on 06/13/2022
(2) 10.49 ft on 06/06/2021
(3) 11.40 ft on 06/01/2020
(4) 11.09 ft on 05/18/2019
(5) 12.23 ft on 05/11/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.10 ft on 09/16/1904
Zoom Level:16
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15 Flooding affecting many lowlying areas adjacent to the river specifically homes in the Target Range and Orchard Homes neighborhoods is possible.
14 Flooding affecting low lying areas near Mcclay Bridge and homes in the Target Range area is possible.
12 Flooding of farmland and some roads along the Bitterroot River from Lolo to the confluence with the Clark Fork River is possible.
11 Flooding to low lying areas adjacent to the river is possible.
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Latitude: 46.831739° N, Longitude: 114.054861° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 3110 ft 3121 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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