Waterlands
Flathead River
USGS · 12363500
FLATHEAD RIVER
USGS · 12363500LIVE

Flathead River near Kalispell, MT

MONTANA48.2211°N, -114.2419°W
AIR TEMP
59°F
WIND
3mph W
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

11.7in

-25% vs normal

11.68 in of precipitation so far this year, 25% below the 30-year normal of 15.52 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

11.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.3–20.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-25%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.08" · normal 2.61" (1.5–4.0)
Jan
Feb: 1.27" · normal 1.95" (1.0–2.8)
Feb
Mar: 2.05" · normal 2.56" (1.4–3.8)
Mar
Apr: 2.62" · normal 2.64" (1.7–4.1)
Apr
May: 2.88" · normal 2.96" (1.7–4.3)
May
Jun: 1.78" (so far)· normal 3.43" (1.8–5.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.13" (0.1–2.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.15" (0.3–1.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.78" (0.5–3.1)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.49" (1.2–4.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.85" (1.6–4.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.62" (1.6–3.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:25 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
79°
45°
WED
83°
55°
THU
71°
52°
FRI
61°
50°
SAT
68°
48°
SUN
52°
42°
MON
50°
42°
TIME
TUE
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
77°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
1mph NW
G 4 mph
1
G4
NW
2
G5
NNW
1
G5
NW
2
G6
SSE
4
G6
SSE
4
G6
SSE
5
G14
ESE
6
G21
ESE
5
G19
SSE
6
SW
5
WNW
5
G7
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5
G8
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5
G9
NNW
5
G8
NW
5
G7
WNW
3
G6
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3
G4
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1
G10
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3
G9
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7
G9
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6
G7
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5
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7
G19
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G26
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G18
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6
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5
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G5
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4
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3
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2
G3
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6
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9
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16
SSE
12
G25
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6
G10
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4
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4
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2
G3
ENE
1
NW
2
WNW
1
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0
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1
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1
NNW
1
G2
NNE
1
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2
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0
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6
G10
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6
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4
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1
G5
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4
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3
G4
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3
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4
G7
SSE
3
G7
SW
3
G4
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1
G2
ESE
3
NE
2
E
2
WNW
2
G3
NW
1
WNW
2
S
5
SSE
8
G10
SSE
7
G9
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6
G8
SSE
4
G7
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4
G5
S
3
G4
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2
G4
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3
G6
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6
G8
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8
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6
G7
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4
G6
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8
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7
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2
G7
WSW
11
G14
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8
G13
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8
G11
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G16
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7
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5
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PRECIP
chance %
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51%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
923
923919917919918913910909907905903905905903903905903904904
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:37 AM
SUNSET
09:41 PM
16H 4M OF DAYLIGHT6H 42M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

48.2211, -114.2419
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 14:59 UTC
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