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FLATHEAD RIVER

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Flathead River near Polson MT

MONTANA47.6803°N, -114.2467°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

42,800cfs

GAUGE HT

14.49ft

WATER TEMP

13°F

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

11mph SW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

42,800cfs 73.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 36,805–49,795 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

45,200cfs

PERIOD LOW

42,800cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

14.49ft

Water Temperature

12.9°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

74°

45°

SAT

63°

49°

SUN

59°

46°

MON

68°

41°

TUE

60°

47°

WED

56°

44°

THU

59°

47°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

70°

mild

70°

68°

64°

60°

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°

46°

47°

48°

49°

51°

52°

55°

57°

58°

59°

58°

57°

52°

48°

47°

46°

44°

43°

42°

41°

43°

45°

48°

51°

55°

59°

62°

65°

67°

68°

67°

66°

61°

57°

54°

53°

51°

50°

52°

51°

52°

59°

60°

59°

58°

56°

52°

49°

47°

46°

45°

44°

45°

46°

47°

48°

49°

50°

51°

53°

54°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

16mph W

G 23 mph

G23

G20

G18

G11

SSW

G10

SSE

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

G11

SSW

G12

G18

WSW

G24

WSW

G18

WSW

G13

WSW

SSW

G10

SSW

G13

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

WSW

G15

WSW

G14

SSW

WNW

SSW

NNE

ENE

G11

NNW

NNE

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

14%

12%

14%

13%

20%

61%

22%

23%

49%

44%

24%

34%

CLOUDS

cover %

59%

partly

59%

100%

78%

100%

38%

12%

28%

100%

97%

100%

98%

96%

100%

12%

100%

95%

100%

92%

100%

88%

50%

77%

90%

100%

85%

79%

100%

93%

97%

100%

39%

92%

100%

73%

23%

13%

20%

45%

100%

96%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

916

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:30 PM

15H 50M OF DAYLIGHT2H 23M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

71% illuminated

Station Location

47.6803, -114.2467

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 19:07 UTC

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