Bitterroot River near Missoula MT

Bitterroot River MT USGS

Bitterroot River near Missoula MT (12352500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Bitterroot River in MT, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and water temperature and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 7 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
12352500
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
MT
Coordinates
46.8317, -114.0549

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Fishing regulations

Western District zone default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

Western District zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Denver

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Montana Fishing Regulations before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Sampled at this station's reach

Bitterroot River near Missoula MT has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 24319206). The dataset includes 7 species with recorded observations.

Species include: longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni), northern pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis), and 2 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Sampled at this station's reach
Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
Records
7 species
from 7 individual records
Observed
Mar 30, 2016 – Mar 30, 2016
7 dated records

Sources

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