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FLATHEAD RIVER

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Flathead River at Columbia Falls MT

MONTANA48.3618°N, -114.1850°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

34,700cfs

GAUGE HT

11.79ft

WATER TEMP

9°F

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

13mph S

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

34,700cfs 20.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 29,920–40,480 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

36,200cfs

PERIOD LOW

34,700cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

11.79ft

Water Temperature

8.6°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

71°

43°

SAT

61°

50°

SUN

56°

42°

MON

62°

39°

TUE

57°

46°

WED

55°

43°

THU

59°

44°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

67°

65°

61°

58°

55°

53°

52°

51°

50°

51°

53°

55°

57°

58°

59°

60°

61°

60°

59°

57°

54°

52°

51°

50°

47°

45°

43°

42°

43°

44°

46°

48°

50°

53°

55°

56°

55°

54°

52°

50°

51°

48°

44°

43°

42°

41°

40°

39°

43°

47°

50°

53°

56°

57°

59°

60°

62°

60°

55°

53°

52°

51°

49°

48°

49°

50°

51°

50°

54°

53°

55°

57°

55°

52°

48°

46°

45°

44°

43°

45°

46°

48°

51°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

16mph WSW

G 23 mph

G23

WSW

G23

WSW

G21

WSW

G19

WSW

G16

WSW

G14

G12

SSW

SSE

WSW

G10

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G15

G14

G15

G17

G20

WSW

G21

WSW

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G23

WSW

G22

WSW

G20

WSW

G16

WSW

G17

WSW

G17

G15

SSW

G11

SSW

SSE

G10

SSE

G11

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

G18

WSW

G23

WSW

G24

WSW

G25

G20

WSW

ESE

SSW

G15

G19

SSW

G18

G14

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

G10

WNW

NNE

SSW

ESE

ENE

SSE

SSW

G10

G12

G14

WSW

G15

SSW

G17

G13

G20

G11

SSW

G17

SSW

G16

SSE

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

14%

16%

19%

14%

10%

11%

10%

11%

15%

62%

42%

16%

54%

43%

32%

42%

CLOUDS

cover %

10%

clear

10%

25%

88%

100%

81%

62%

100%

18%

100%

34%

35%

53%

79%

100%

78%

100%

59%

100%

29%

17%

49%

100%

68%

51%

100%

26%

100%

39%

17%

20%

99%

100%

88%

90%

94%

98%

99%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

906

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:37 AM

SUNSET

09:33 PM

15H 56M OF DAYLIGHT3H 40M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

48.3618, -114.1850

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 17:53 UTC

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