Big Hole River near Wise River MT
USGS 06024580 · Montana · reports water temperature
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USGS 06024580 · Montana · reports water temperature
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
No flow here now. USGS stopped publishing discharge at this gauge on Oct 31, 2014; it still reports what is shown. Flow on the same river: Big Hole River bl Mudd Cr nr Wisdom MT (USGS 06024540, 12.2 miles away).
Map of USGS gauge 06024580 and the river around it
Where Big Hole River near Wise River MT sits, with 4 other gauges on the same river and our water's map point.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Montana FWP uses are 66°F, 68°F and 73°F.
Species the agency lists for Big Hole River: Arctic Grayling, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Burbot, Common Carp, Longnose Dace, Longnose Sucker, Mottled Sculpin, Mountain Sucker, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Redside Shiner, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, White Sucker, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout.
From our page for Big Hole River, on the same river as this gauge; the agency list is for the water, not this exact reach. Source: FISHMT :: Waterbody Details (Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks).
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
NWS observed 3 ft stage at Nov 6, 12:45 AM UTC (NWS gauge WSVM8; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Our page for Big Hole River, on the same river: regulations, guides and shops
USGS gauge page NWS gauge WSVM8
Checked Nov 6, 1:23 AM UTC; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.