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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 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

14,800cfs

GAUGE HT

7.60ft

WATER TEMP

14°F

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

9mph S

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

14,800cfs 16.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 12,495–16,905 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14,800cfs

PERIOD LOW

14,100cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.60ft

Water Temperature

14.0°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

57°

FRI

67°

56°

SAT

70°

48°

SUN

52°

45°

MON

46°

43°

TUE

60°

46°

WED

72°

43°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

79°

75°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

60°

62°

64°

66°

65°

63°

62°

60°

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63°

62°

58°

56°

55°

54°

53°

54°

52°

50°

48°

50°

52°

55°

58°

61°

64°

67°

68°

70°

68°

64°

65°

62°

57°

54°

53°

52°

51°

50°

48°

47°

46°

47°

46°

45°

44°

43°

44°

45°

46°

47°

48°

49°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph WNW

G 9 mph

WNW

ENE

NNW

G12

G15

ESE

ENE

WSW

SSE

G13

SSW

G11

SSW

G14

G13

SSW

G12

G11

G10

SSE

WNW

SSE

WSW

NNE

WSW

SSW

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G14

SSE

G13

SSE

G15

SSE

G18

SSE

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G19

G16

SSE

G16

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G19

SSE

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G16

SSE

G16

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G13

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

G18

SSE

G19

SSE

G22

SSE

G22

SSE

G22

SSE

G22

SSE

G20

SSE

G21

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

G19

G20

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

G17

SSE

G16

G14

G11

SSE

G11

PRECIP

chance %

10%

14%

19%

22%

31%

38%

34%

29%

22%

16%

12%

10%

20%

23%

45%

42%

49%

66%

84%

87%

84%

78%

76%

62%

26%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

93%

100%

46%

100%

51%

43%

90%

95%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

905

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:36 AM

SUNSET

09:42 PM

16H 6M OF DAYLIGHT1H 53M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

81% illuminated

Station Location

48.3618, -114.1850

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 19:49 UTC

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