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Montana
West Fork Bitterroot River
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What we do know
Inside Bitterroot National Forest
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Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 299 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 121.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 225 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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West Fork Bitterroot River
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
West Fork Bitterroot River is a 17-mile paddling stretch near Darby, Montana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 299 cfs and a gradient of about 121.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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