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S F FLATHEAD RIVER

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S F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT

FLATHEAD COUNTY, MT48.3566°N, -114.0379°W Updated 50 min ago

FLOW RATE

3,500cfs

GAUGE HT

6.63ft

WATER TEMP

12°F

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

3mph SE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

3,500cfs 4.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,950–3,990 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,530cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,380cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.63ft

Water Temperature

12.1°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

49°

TUE

88°

63°

WED

85°

61°

THU

77°

55°

FRI

82°

53°

SAT

90°

56°

SUN

93°

62°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

66°

65°

63°

65°

69°

72°

75°

76°

78°

81°

83°

85°

87°

88°

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80°

76°

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72°

70°

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68°

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66°

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68°

73°

77°

79°

80°

83°

85°

83°

82°

81°

77°

74°

69°

63°

61°

60°

59°

58°

57°

56°

55°

57°

64°

67°

69°

71°

73°

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76°

77°

75°

72°

68°

61°

59°

58°

57°

55°

54°

53°

56°

63°

68°

71°

74°

76°

78°

79°

80°

81°

82°

81°

77°

70°

65°

64°

63°

62°

60°

59°

57°

56°

60°

67°

72°

76°

80°

82°

84°

86°

88°

89°

90°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph SE

G 14 mph

G14

G23

SSE

G16

SSE

SSW

ESE

G10

SSE

G11

G10

WNW

G11

SSW

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

WSW

G10

WSW

G17

G21

G25

WSW

G24

G22

WSW

G25

WSW

G24

G22

SSE

G11

G10

SSE

G10

SSW

G11

G15

WSW

G17

WSW

G22

G23

WSW

G25

WSW

G25

WSW

G24

WSW

G24

WSW

G23

WSW

G22

WSW

G24

WSW

G21

SSW

SSE

ESE

WSW

G10

G12

G13

G14

G13

G12

ESE

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

G10

PRECIP

chance %

14%

17%

20%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

62%

77%

84%

100%

76%

94%

84%

39%

12%

100%

26%

19%

10%

100%

80%

19%

80%

11%

21%

100%

75%

53%

25%

10%

94%

59%

100%

94%

65%

15%

11%

10%

12%

11%

16%

11%

55%

75%

99%

88%

14%

15%

30%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

910

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

09:38 PM

15H 56M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

54% illuminated

Station Location

48.3566, -114.0379

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-06 23:45 UTC

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