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FLATHEAD RIVER

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Flathead River at Perma MT

SANDERS COUNTY, MT47.3668°N, -114.5850°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

14,583cfs

GAUGE HT

11.10ft

WATER TEMP

71°F

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

2mph WSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

14,583cfs 17.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 14,612–19,770 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

23,757cfs

PERIOD LOW

14,505cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

11.10ft

Water Temperature

71.1°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

93°

69°

MON

95°

71°

TUE

90°

71°

WED

92°

69°

THU

98°

67°

FRI

101°

69°

SAT

100°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph W

G 15 mph

G15

G17

G16

G15

G17

G16

G23

G16

G18

WSW

G15

G11

WNW

WSW

WNW

ENE

G12

SSE

G13

SSW

G15

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G14

SSE

ENE

SSE

ESE

NNE

ESE

ENE

SSE

SSW

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ESE

SSW

ENE

NNE

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ESE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

26%

38%

10%

19%

12%

13%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

97%

100%

85%

100%

94%

100%

76%

46%

45%

13%

18%

100%

91%

100%

76%

21%

42%

100%

12%

100%

91%

12%

32%

56%

100%

25%

57%

74%

56%

22%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

930

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:54 AM

SUNSET

09:33 PM

15H 39M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

47.3668, -114.5850

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

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