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FLATHEAD RIVER

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Flathead River at Columbia Falls MT

COLUMBIA FALLS, MT48.3618°N, -114.1850°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

10,800cfs

GAUGE HT

6.56ft

WATER TEMP

59°F

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

6mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

10,800cfs 13.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 9,350–12,650 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

11,300cfs

PERIOD LOW

10,700cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.56ft

Water Temperature

58.6°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

53°

MON

90°

62°

TUE

80°

63°

WED

89°

61°

THU

94°

61°

FRI

91°

62°

SAT

90°

57°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

86°

83°

79°

75°

71°

69°

68°

66°

65°

63°

62°

63°

68°

76°

79°

83°

85°

89°

88°

90°

86°

84°

80°

79°

77°

74°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

63°

68°

72°

77°

80°

77°

74°

76°

78°

76°

79°

77°

73°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

65°

68°

72°

75°

77°

80°

83°

86°

89°

79°

84°

82°

76°

72°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

64°

70°

75°

79°

82°

85°

87°

89°

91°

93°

94°

90°

85°

82°

74°

67°

64°

65°

64°

65°

64°

62°

63°

66°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph WSW

G 27 mph

G27

WSW

G22

WSW

G23

G19

G11

WSW

SSE

NNW

NNE

SSW

G10

G14

G17

G28

G26

G23

G20

NNE

NNW

WNW

WSW

SSE

G15

SSE

G16

SSE

G10

ESE

SSE

ENE

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

ENE

NNE

NNW

WSW

G16

WSW

G20

G11

ENE

ESE

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

12%

30%

24%

13%

26%

21%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

72%

71%

94%

57%

43%

15%

44%

96%

100%

24%

98%

100%

37%

100%

96%

92%

100%

88%

100%

62%

100%

98%

45%

100%

14%

100%

70%

72%

100%

76%

42%

19%

17%

26%

31%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

913

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:49 AM

SUNSET

09:35 PM

15H 46M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

48.3618, -114.1850

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 15:45 UTC

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