Bitterroot River

Here are recent developments in the flooding situation in the valley and the region.

As of 5pm Wednesday, June 1, the Bitterroot River gauge at Darby was at 4.79 feet, with a flood stage of 7.5 feet.
At Bell Crossing near Victor, about the same time, the river level was 8.48, with a flood stage there at 11 feet

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The Bitterroot River water level has dropped again during this period of cool weather. The river gauge at Darby was at 4.99 feet Tuesday morning, about 2 and half feet below flood stage. And the Bell Crossing gauge showed the level there also about 2 and half feet below flood stage at 8

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The Bitterroot River is still running fast and muddy, but the level of the current is still within the banks.
As of Friday afternoon at 5pm, at the Darby water gauge, the level was 6.2 feet, over a foot below flood stage at 7

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The rivers and streams in the Bitterroot Valley continue to run bankfull or a little over their banks in places. And the water is full of debris and dirt from the spring runoff.
The Weather Service has the Bitterroot under a "Flood Watch" and the levels as of Wednesday, May 25, at 11am are: Darby - 6

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The Bitterroot River gauges have continued to show levels well below flood stage, as cool weather continues in Western Montana.
Friday evening, the gauge at Darby was at 5.32 feet and the Bell Crossing gauge near Victor was at 9:03 feet, both were two feet below flood stage

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The National Weather Service has dropped the Flood Watch for the Bitterroot River this week, though high water season is just beginning.
There are two official river gauges - one south of Darby and the other on Bell Crossing, near Victor

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