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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 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

10,830cfs

GAUGE HT

6.58ft

WATER TEMP

59°F

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

1mph SSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

10,830cfs 26.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,624–7,610 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

46,300cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,459cfs

RUNNABLE

10%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

6.58ft

Water Temperature

59.4°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°

84°

81°

77°

73°

71°

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67°

65°

63°

62°

63°

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76°

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63°

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76°

79°

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73°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

65°

68°

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77°

80°

83°

86°

89°

79°

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76°

72°

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68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

64°

70°

75°

79°

82°

85°

87°

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91°

93°

94°

90°

85°

82°

74°

67°

64°

65°

64°

65°

64°

62°

63°

66°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

14mph WSW

G 22 mph

G22

WSW

G26

WSW

G21

G19

G21

WNW

G18

G13

WSW

SSW

WNW

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

PRECIP

chance %

12%

30%

24%

13%

26%

21%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

99%

95%

100%

26%

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%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

913

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

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

5% illuminated

Station Location

48.3618, -114.1850

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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