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FLATHEAD RIVER

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Flathead River near Polson MT

LAKE COUNTY, MT47.6803°N, -114.2467°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

18,080cfs

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

5mph ENE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

18,080cfs 12.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 10,664–14,428 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

46,339cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,862cfs

RUNNABLE

25%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

52°

WED

84°

59°

THU

77°

56°

FRI

66°

53°

SAT

68°

51°

SUN

52°

41°

MON

55°

41°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

79°

80°

79°

78°

73°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

59°

61°

69°

73°

76°

78°

80°

81°

82°

83°

84°

83°

81°

77°

72°

71°

69°

70°

68°

66°

62°

58°

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°

48°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ENE

ENE

G10

G12

G11

NNE

NNW

WNW

NNE

ENE

G11

ENE

G13

ENE

NNW

WNW

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%

56%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

93%

95%

100%

86%

100%

12%

50%

88%

100%

93%

100%

32%

55%

82%

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

929

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:39 AM

SUNSET

09:38 PM

15H 59M OF DAYLIGHT6H 45M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

60% illuminated

Station Location

47.6803, -114.2467

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 14:53 UTC

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