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FLATHEAD RIVER

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Flathead River near Polson MT

LAKE COUNTY, MT47.6803°N, -114.2467°W Updated 33 min ago

FLOW RATE

18,000cfs

GAUGE HT

9.15ft

WATER TEMP

17°F

AIR TEMP

56°F

WIND

3mph E

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

18,000cfs 15.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 15,300–20,700 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

19,000cfs

PERIOD LOW

17,900cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

9.15ft

Water Temperature

17.0°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

52°

WED

84°

59°

THU

77°

54°

FRI

66°

53°

SAT

68°

51°

SUN

52°

41°

MON

55°

41°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

77°

78°

80°

79°

78°

73°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

62°

61°

59°

61°

69°

72°

75°

77°

79°

81°

82°

83°

84°

83°

81°

76°

69°

65°

61°

57°

58°

59°

55°

54°

56°

58°

60°

62°

66°

72°

74°

77°

68°

57°

67°

69°

68°

67°

63°

59°

57°

56°

55°

54°

53°

54°

57°

60°

61°

62°

66°

63°

60°

65°

66°

64°

60°

57°

54°

52°

51°

52°

53°

55°

56°

58°

60°

61°

62°

63°

64°

67°

68°

67°

58°

54°

53°

52°

51°

50°

49°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ENE

ENE

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNE

ENE

G11

G15

NNE

ESE

NNE

SSE

ESE

ENE

G25

G17

NNW

SSE

SSW

WNW

ENE

SSE

G11

G12

G10

WSW

SSW

SSE

WSW

WNW

NNW

SSW

NNE

SSE

G12

SSW

ESE

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

16%

24%

15%

34%

25%

26%

29%

47%

36%

38%

CLOUDS

cover %

63%

mostly

63%

21%

64%

85%

98%

100%

82%

100%

97%

11%

92%

74%

100%

99%

89%

100%

80%

13%

100%

96%

15%

23%

50%

99%

60%

70%

100%

74%

100%

90%

100%

95%

100%

19%

23%

89%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

930

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:39 AM

SUNSET

09:38 PM

15H 59M OF DAYLIGHT8H 15M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

60% illuminated

Station Location

47.6803, -114.2467

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 13:23 UTC

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