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Montana
Wise River
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What we do know
Inside Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 208 cfs
- Average current
- 1.7 ft/s
- Gradient
- 57.8 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 245 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Wise River
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Wise River is a 7.6-mile paddling stretch near Wise River, Montana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 208 cfs and a gradient of about 57.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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