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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

10,800cfs

GAUGE HT

6.58ft

WATER TEMP

59°F

AIR TEMP

64°F

WIND

2mph SSE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

10,800cfs 13.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 9,435–12,765 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

11,300cfs

PERIOD LOW

10,800cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.58ft

Water Temperature

59.0°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

62°

MON

90°

63°

TUE

85°

67°

WED

85°

63°

THU

91°

61°

FRI

92°

64°

SAT

94°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

80°

82°

86°

88°

89°

86°

83°

80°

77°

74°

72°

70°

68°

66°

65°

63°

64°

70°

76°

80°

83°

85°

88°

89°

90°

89°

88°

83°

79°

76°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

70°

73°

75°

73°

76°

83°

84°

85°

84°

81°

75°

71°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

64°

67°

70°

74°

73°

75°

82°

84°

85°

83°

76°

71°

69°

67°

65°

64°

63°

61°

63°

69°

74°

78°

82°

85°

87°

89°

90°

91°

88°

83°

78°

76°

73°

71°

69°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph S

G 8 mph

G12

G14

SSE

G14

G20

WSW

G20

WSW

G25

WSW

G28

G30

WSW

G20

G22

G15

WSW

G13

G10

SSE

SSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

G12

SSW

G12

SSW

G13

G19

G20

G21

G20

G18

G17

SSW

SSE

G11

ESE

ENE

ESE

ENE

SSE

WSW

SSE

G10

G11

G10

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

SSW

ENE

NNE

WSW

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

22%

29%

17%

14%

13%

14%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

80%

99%

80%

30%

95%

100%

92%

100%

92%

100%

97%

10%

30%

12%

24%

100%

52%

77%

100%

96%

100%

88%

66%

80%

73%

100%

28%

100%

12%

29%

38%

31%

17%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

912

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:49 AM

SUNSET

09:35 PM

15H 46M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

48.3618, -114.1850

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:45 UTC

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