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Montana
Bunker Creek
Conditions: Caution
for canoeing, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
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caution: Agency alerts
9 active alerts in Flathead National Forest; most severe: Camp Creek Fire Updated Trail Closure
USFSPosted Sep 11 · checked 5 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 57°F / low 34°F, 0% precip — 96/100 for canoeing
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Why you'll love it
13.6 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
301 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 301 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 61.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 104 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Bunker Creek is a 14-mile paddling stretch near Essex, Montana. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 301 cfs and a gradient of about 61.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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