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FLATHEAD RIVER

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Flathead River at Columbia Falls MT

COLUMBIA FALLS, MT48.3618°N, -114.1850°W Updated 44 min ago

FLOW RATE

14,200cfs

GAUGE HT

7.45ft

WATER TEMP

12°F

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

9mph ENE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

14,200cfs 17.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 12,580–17,020 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

15,200cfs

PERIOD LOW

14,200cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.45ft

Water Temperature

12.4°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

56°

THU

80°

59°

FRI

65°

53°

SAT

61°

47°

SUN

57°

47°

MON

51°

46°

TUE

74°

49°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

83°

81°

79°

75°

73°

72°

70°

66°

65°

64°

61°

59°

63°

70°

73°

76°

78°

79°

78°

80°

75°

74°

73°

71°

68°

66°

65°

64°

62°

60°

58°

56°

57°

59°

58°

57°

56°

55°

54°

55°

54°

53°

51°

48°

47°

49°

51°

52°

55°

57°

60°

61°

58°

57°

56°

54°

52°

51°

50°

51°

52°

53°

56°

57°

55°

53°

51°

49°

48°

47°

46°

47°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ENE

G 8 mph

ENE

G15

ENE

G18

G25

G30

ESE

G32

ESE

G25

WNW

NNE

G16

NNW

G23

ENE

G13

G20

NNE

G19

G18

ENE

NNE

G12

WSW

G10

G14

G21

G16

G18

ESE

WNW

NNW

ESE

G11

G24

SSE

G16

G11

SSE

WSW

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

ESE

WSW

SSW

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

G22

G19

SSE

G15

SSE

G10

SSE

SSW

G13

SSE

G17

G18

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G20

G19

G18

G17

PRECIP

chance %

12%

22%

17%

19%

17%

31%

21%

14%

23%

22%

16%

10%

16%

63%

25%

18%

41%

73%

43%

59%

77%

76%

69%

64%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

83%

100%

93%

96%

100%

56%

100%

53%

33%

56%

100%

64%

100%

98%

100%

88%

100%

90%

100%

95%

81%

100%

99%

100%

98%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

914

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:36 AM

SUNSET

09:42 PM

16H 6M OF DAYLIGHT6H 13M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

71% illuminated

Station Location

48.3618, -114.1850

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 15:29 UTC

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