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M F FLATHEAD RIVER

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M F Flathead River near West Glacier MT

FLATHEAD COUNTY, MT48.4955°N, -114.0102°W Updated 13 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3,926cfs

GAUGE HT

3.73ft

WATER TEMP

58°F

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

1mph WNW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

3,926cfs 11.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,279–7,141 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

13,230cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,926cfs

RUNNABLE

39%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

3.73ft

Water Temperature

58.1°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

56°

MON

90°

65°

TUE

88°

61°

WED

91°

61°

THU

98°

62°

FRI

91°

62°

SAT

91°

57°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

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90°

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65°

63°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SW

G 15 mph

G15

G18

G25

WSW

G25

WSW

G26

WSW

G23

WSW

G24

G21

G11

WNW

NNW

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

G17

SSW

G20

SSW

G18

SSW

G17

G14

G12

WSW

G11

WSW

SSW

ENE

NNE

WSW

SSE

ESE

ENE

WSW

SSW

ENE

NNE

WSW

G11

SSW

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

ENE

ESE

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ESE

PRECIP

chance %

22%

30%

24%

23%

11%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

84%

mostly

84%

100%

52%

58%

95%

100%

35%

95%

100%

95%

86%

100%

98%

27%

39%

14%

100%

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99%

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75%

100%

65%

64%

21%

83%

10%

100%

77%

11%

93%

97%

100%

83%

59%

43%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

910

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:47 AM

SUNSET

09:35 PM

15H 48M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

48.4955, -114.0102

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

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