Missoula County, Montana

12 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Rock Creek Near Clinton, MT: flow 314 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 305 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Clark Fork At Turah Bridge Near Bonner, MT: flow 1,010 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Clark Fork Above Missoula, MT: flow 1,750 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Bitterroot River Near Missoula, MT: flow 960 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Clark Fork Below Missoula, MT: flow 2,700 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Montana: 12 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 14 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

4 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

1 report in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• Copper mining company looks to start exploratory drilling near Potomac · KXLF-TV · 15 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Missoula: AQI 46, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Missoula: AQI 46 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
• Seeley Lake: AQI 57 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Montana: 15 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 51 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 8 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 58 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

12692: 1 customer out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• 12692: 1 customer out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 48 min ago

• U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) outage map (utility-built): 1 entry for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · read 48 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

No source here for this.

No source here for this.

Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, BNSF Railway Company, MISSOULA, GREENOUGH DR, 2026-07-30: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, BNSF Railway Company, FRENCHTOWN, PRIVATE, 2026-07-17: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · Montana Department of Labor and Industry · read Oct 12, 7:24 AM MDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Rocky Mountain (PADD 4), week of 2026-10-19: $4.468 a gallon, up 3 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, BNSF Railway Company, MISSOULA, 2026-05-20. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, BNSF Railway Company, MISSOULA, 2026-05-20. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 64,808 jobs (64,650 a year earlier); $1,260 average weekly wage ($1,174 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT; Montana Department of Labor and Industry Oct 12, 7:24 AM MDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 6:04 PM MDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 12 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  10 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 6:04 PM MDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 1:15 PM MDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 16 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 5 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT
• State registers: No new state register action here · Montana Historical Society SHPO · read Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  75 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 8:00 AM MDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 1:12 PM MDT; Montana Historical Society SHPO Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT.