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FLATHEAD RIVER

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Flathead River near Polson MT

LAKE COUNTY, MT47.6803°N, -114.2467°W Updated 51 min ago

FLOW RATE

42,900cfs

GAUGE HT

14.50ft

WATER TEMP

13°F

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

7mph SSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

42,900cfs 72.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 36,975–50,025 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

45,200cfs

PERIOD LOW

42,800cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

14.50ft

Water Temperature

12.9°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

74°

45°

SAT

63°

49°

SUN

59°

43°

MON

64°

41°

TUE

60°

46°

WED

57°

40°

THU

62°

45°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

71°

70°

67°

64°

59°

58°

56°

54°

53°

52°

51°

49°

51°

55°

57°

58°

59°

61°

62°

63°

62°

61°

59°

56°

54°

53°

52°

49°

48°

47°

44°

43°

45°

46°

48°

50°

53°

55°

59°

57°

58°

57°

54°

53°

49°

46°

44°

43°

41°

42°

44°

48°

50°

54°

58°

62°

64°

63°

64°

62°

56°

52°

50°

49°

48°

47°

49°

50°

49°

48°

49°

54°

57°

58°

60°

59°

60°

59°

58°

59°

57°

53°

48°

46°

47°

45°

44°

42°

40°

42°

46°

49°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

20mph W

G 26 mph

G26

WSW

G24

G20

G18

G12

SSW

G10

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

G11

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G15

WSW

G20

WSW

G20

WSW

G21

G22

G21

G19

G16

G20

WNW

G17

G16

G15

WSW

G11

WSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

G12

SSW

G15

SSW

G18

SSW

G18

G20

WSW

G24

G18

G13

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

G13

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

G15

G14

WSW

SSW

SSE

NNE

SSE

ESE

SSW

G10

G11

WSW

WNW

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

14%

16%

15%

13%

20%

61%

22%

23%

49%

44%

24%

34%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

38%

12%

28%

100%

97%

100%

62%

100%

22%

30%

100%

64%

82%

81%

75%

96%

100%

95%

100%

98%

100%

89%

100%

91%

78%

72%

78%

91%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

916

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:30 PM

15H 50M OF DAYLIGHT4H 49M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

47.6803, -114.2467

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 16:41 UTC

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