Bitterroot Fires

The Bitterroot River is a northward flowing 84-mile river running through the Bitterroot Valley, from the confluence of its West and East forks near Conner in southern Ravalli County to its confluence with the Clark Fork River near Missoula in Missoula County, in western Montana. The Clark Fork River is a tributary to the Columbia River and ultimately, the Pac…
The Bitterroot River is a northward flowing 84-mile river running through the Bitterroot Valley, from the confluence of its West and East forks near Conner in southern Ravalli County to its confluence with the Clark Fork River near Missoula in Missoula County, in western Montana. The Clark Fork River is a tributary to the Columbia River and ultimately, the Pacific Ocean. The Bitterroot River is a Blue Ribbon trout fishery with a healthy population of native westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout. It is the third most fly fished river in Montana behind the Madison and Big Horn Rivers.
  • Country: United States
  • State: Montana
  • Region: Missoula and Ravalli County, Montana
  • Source: Confluence of
  • Mouth: Confluence with Clark Fork River
  • Length: 75 mi (121 km), South-north
  • Basin size: 2,814 sq mi (7,290 km²)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org