Bitterroot River

This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accepted the Bitterroot River Nutrient Protection Plan, a document developed by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality over the past three years.

Predicted rainstorms will add to the danger.

The Missoula County Public Works Department told KGVO News this week that Maclay Bridge, the one-way only bridge that spans the Bitterroot River will be closed from Monday, October 18 through Friday, October 22.

Sign up to help clean the valley's main waterway.

Rivers are running high and fast.

Rain is forecast to continue this week.

The National Weather Service is predicting a system with heavy rains to move into western Montana starting Sunday and lasting most of the following week.

Both the Clark Fork and Bitterroot Rivers are in flood stage and will be until further notice.

Rain has stopped, but high temperatures are predicted.

A Flood Watch issued for the Bitterroot River.

The preferred option for a bridge over the Bitterroot River is a new structure planned at the end of South Avenue to replace the aging Maclay Bridge currently in place that connects River Pines Road to North Avenue.

A petition was turned down at a Monday meeting.