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Flathead River

Montana93 miles
Primary Flow
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Gauge Height
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Water Temp
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Air Temp
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Basin SWE
in avg
Daylight
sunrise
5-Day Trend
 

River Profile

93 mi
Headwater
Mouth
Kokanee Bend Access → Pressentine AccessKokanee Bend AccessPressentine Access · 5.1 mi
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Gauge Stations
6 mainstem · 48h
Columbia Falls MT
cfs
offline
Kalispell
cfs
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Kalispell MT
cfs
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Bigfork MT
cfs
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Polson MT
cfs
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Perma MT
cfs
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Segments
1 segments
SegmentMilesRiver MileCFSStatusFloat Est.Rapids
Kokanee Bend AccessPressentine Access
5.1RM 1.56.61:27hrs
Float Time Estimates
  • Kokanee Bend AccessPressentine Access
    5.1 mi
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30-Day Flow History

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Season Timing
Fishing
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Your Activity

No sessions recorded on Flathead River yet.

Quick Facts

Total Length
93 miles
Gauge Stations
6
Boat Ramps
6

Basin Snowpack

SNOTEL 7
  • Badger Pass
    6,870 ft
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    --%
  • Dupuyer Creek
    5,740 ft
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  • Kraft Creek
    4,770 ft
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  • Mount Lockhart
    6,430 ft
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  • Pike Creek
    5,930 ft
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  • Waldron
    5,640 ft
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Elevation Profile

Elevation data not yet available for this river.

Boat Ramps & Access

2 ramps
  • RM 2

    Kokanee Bend Access

    Ramp Parking Restroom
  • RM 7

    Pressentine Access

    Ramp Parking Restroom
Fishing Intel

Current Hatches

Blue-Winged Olive
Caddis
Stonefly
Pale M. Dun
Midge
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Recommended Flies — Late April

RS2 Emerger
#20-22 · Olive/Gray
Sparkle Dun BWO
#18-20 · Olive
Zebra Midge
#18-22 · Black/Red
Pat's Rubber Legs
#6-10 · Brown/Black
Pheasant Tail
#16-20 · Natural
Egg Pattern
#14-16 · Peach/Orange

Regulations & Alerts

Spring Runoff Advisory

Water levels rising due to snowmelt. Exercise caution on all sections.

Browns Canyon National Monument

Special management area. No motorized boats permitted.

Catch & Release

Browns Canyon section: catch & release only for all trout species.

Bag & Possession Limits

Standard CO regulations: 4 trout per day, only 1 over 16".

Shuttle Distances

Kokanee Bend AccessPressentine Access

5.1 mi

river miles (driving distance varies)

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