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Bitterroot River near Darby Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 1:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 2:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 2:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 2:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 3:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 3:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 3:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 4:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 4:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 4:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 4:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 5:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 5:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 5:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 5:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 6:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 6:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 6:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 6:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 5:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 6:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 6:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 9:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 9:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 9:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 9:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 10:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 10:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 10:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 10:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 11:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 11:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 11:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 11:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 12:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 12:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 12:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 12:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 1:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 1:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 1:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 1:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 6:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 12:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 12:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 1:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 5:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 7:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 7:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 7:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 1:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 1:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 1:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 1:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 2:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 2:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 2:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 2:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 3:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 3:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 3:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 4:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 4:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 4:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 4:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 5:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 6:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 6:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 6:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 6:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 7:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 7:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 7:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 7:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 8:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 8:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 8:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 9:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 9:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 9:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 9:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.36 ft at 10:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 1:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 1:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 2:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 2:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 5:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 5:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 5:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.43 ft at 9:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.43 ft at 9:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.44 ft at 10:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.45 ft at 10:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.45 ft at 10:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:00PM Jan 20, 2022Highest Observation: 1.46 ft at 11:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:00AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:15AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Forecast: 1.36 ft 5:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Forecast: 1.36 ft 11:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Forecast: 1.36 ft 5:00PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Forecast: 1.36 ft 11:00PM Jan 21, 2022Forecast: 1.35 ft 5:00AM Jan 22, 2022Forecast: 1.34 ft 11:00AM Jan 22, 2022Forecast: 1.33 ft 5:00PM Jan 22, 2022Forecast: 1.32 ft 11:00PM Jan 22, 2022Forecast: 1.32 ft 5:00AM Jan 23, 2022Forecast: 1.32 ft 11:00AM Jan 23, 2022Forecast: 1.32 ft 5:00PM Jan 23, 2022Forecast: 1.32 ft 11:00PM Jan 23, 2022Forecast: 1.33 ft 5:00AM Jan 24, 2022Forecast: 1.34 ft 11:00AM Jan 24, 2022Forecast: 1.34 ft 5:00PM Jan 24, 2022Forecast: 1.34 ft 11:00PM Jan 24, 2022Forecast: 1.34 ft 5:00AM Jan 25, 2022Forecast: 1.33 ft 11:00AM Jan 25, 2022Forecast: 1.32 ft 5:00PM Jan 25, 2022Forecast: 1.31 ft 11:00PM Jan 25, 2022Forecast: 1.3 ft 5:00AM Jan 26, 2022Forecast: 1.29 ft 11:00AM Jan 26, 2022Forecast: 1.28 ft 5:00PM Jan 26, 2022Forecast: 1.28 ft 11:00PM Jan 26, 2022Forecast: 1.27 ft 5:00AM Jan 27, 2022Forecast: 1.27 ft 11:00AM Jan 27, 2022Forecast: 1.27 ft 5:00PM Jan 27, 2022Forecast: 1.27 ft 11:00PM Jan 27, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDARM8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:00AM Jan 21, 2022)ObservedForecast (issued 4:19PM Jan 20)Latest observed value: 1.45 ft at 12:15 AM MST 21-Jan-2022. Flood Stage is 7.5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Bitterroot River near Darby are issued routinely year-round.
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Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Bell Crossing near Victor
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 7.5
Action Stage: 7
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 8.55 ft on 05/17/1997
(2) 8.45 ft on 05/31/2003
(3) 8.42 ft on 06/17/1974
(4) 8.26 ft on 06/09/1996
(5) 8.18 ft on 05/20/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.88 ft on 05/10/2018
(2) 7.84 ft on 05/24/2014
(3) 7.27 ft on 04/27/2012
(4) 7.65 ft on 06/08/2011
(5) 8.18 ft on 05/20/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.90 ft on 12/18/1994
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8 Flooding to low lying areas adjacent to the river will occur.
7.5 Flooding to low lying areas adjacent to the river is possible. Many county roads that are prone to flooding will also be impacted.
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Latitude: 45.972050° N, Longitude: 114.141000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 7.5 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 3942.13989257812 ft 3949.63989257812 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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