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N F FLATHEAD RIVER

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N F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT

FLATHEAD COUNTY, MT48.4958°N, -114.1268°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

7,170cfs

GAUGE HT

5.54ft

WATER TEMP

12°F

AIR TEMP

53°F

WIND

6mph NNW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

7,170cfs 65.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 6,800–9,200 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8,890cfs

PERIOD LOW

7,170cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.54ft

Water Temperature

12.2°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

53°

SAT

79°

58°

SUN

80°

50°

MON

82°

50°

TUE

86°

56°

WED

83°

56°

THU

75°

51°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

70°

mild

70°

73°

75°

76°

74°

70°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

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58°

60°

64°

67°

69°

72°

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78°

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78°

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77°

71°

66°

62°

58°

55°

54°

53°

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51°

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55°

61°

66°

69°

72°

74°

78°

79°

80°

78°

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73°

65°

60°

57°

55°

53°

51°

50°

51°

54°

60°

65°

71°

74°

77°

79°

80°

81°

82°

81°

76°

68°

64°

61°

59°

57°

56°

57°

56°

59°

64°

69°

72°

75°

78°

83°

85°

86°

85°

84°

79°

72°

68°

65°

63°

61°

59°

58°

57°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph WSW

G 14 mph

G14

WSW

G16

WSW

G15

WSW

G16

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

G14

G15

G12

WNW

G10

WNW

NNW

G10

WNW

G12

WSW

G12

G15

G20

G24

WSW

G23

WSW

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G24

WSW

G24

WSW

G21

WSW

G20

G23

G11

WNW

ENE

ESE

ENE

SSW

G12

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

SSW

G19

WSW

G18

WSW

G16

WSW

G14

WSW

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNE

SSW

ENE

NNE

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G18

SSW

G19

SSW

G20

G15

ESE

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

26%

33%

20%

28%

12%

21%

63%

24%

74%

75%

27%

100%

33%

24%

100%

82%

18%

73%

100%

37%

100%

14%

100%

81%

100%

75%

10%

25%

12%

100%

12%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

910

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:41 PM

16H 1M OF DAYLIGHT9H 48M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

87% illuminated

Station Location

48.4958, -114.1268

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 11:53 UTC

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