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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 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3,923cfs

GAUGE HT

3.72ft

WATER TEMP

58°F

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

7mph W

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

3,923cfs 46.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,456–1,970 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

18,225cfs

PERIOD LOW

295cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

3.72ft

Water Temperature

57.7°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

56°

MON

89°

64°

TUE

88°

63°

WED

91°

61°

THU

98°

62°

FRI

91°

62°

SAT

91°

57°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

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88°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

12mph WSW

G 23 mph

G23

WSW

G26

WSW

G23

WSW

G21

WSW

G25

G20

ESE

G12

SSE

ESE

WNW

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

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G13

SSW

G14

G15

G25

G18

WNW

SSW

NNE

WSW

SSE

ESE

ENE

WSW

SSW

ENE

NNE

WSW

G11

SSW

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

ENE

ESE

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ESE

SSE

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

28%

26%

10%

15%

24%

21%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

47%

88%

91%

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40%

85%

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44%

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65%

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83%

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100%

77%

11%

93%

97%

100%

83%

59%

43%

50%

53%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

910

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

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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