Warm temperatures and melting snow pack are leading to warnings from Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton about recreating on or near the Bitterroot River.
Unseasonably warm weather and recent heavy rain have brought Missoula area rivers and streams to very high levels. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Fishing Site Access Coordinator Chet Crowser said on Tuesday, that its just too risky to be out on the water floating or rafting right now.