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N F FLATHEAD RIVER

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N F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT

FLATHEAD COUNTY, MT48.4958°N, -114.1268°W Updated 48 min ago

FLOW RATE

7,300cfs

GAUGE HT

5.59ft

WATER TEMP

12°F

AIR TEMP

54°F

WIND

5mph N

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

7,300cfs 65.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 6,826–9,235 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8,890cfs

PERIOD LOW

7,280cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.59ft

Water Temperature

12.4°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

53°

SAT

79°

58°

SUN

80°

50°

MON

82°

50°

TUE

86°

56°

WED

77°

56°

THU

74°

49°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

67°

mild

67°

70°

73°

75°

76°

77°

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74°

70°

66°

64°

63°

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61°

60°

59°

58°

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64°

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69°

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75°

78°

79°

78°

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71°

66°

62°

58°

55°

54°

53°

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51°

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55°

61°

66°

69°

72°

75°

77°

79°

80°

79°

77°

72°

65°

59°

57°

54°

53°

51°

50°

53°

59°

64°

68°

73°

78°

80°

81°

82°

80°

76°

68°

63°

60°

59°

58°

57°

56°

57°

56°

60°

64°

68°

72°

75°

78°

82°

83°

84°

85°

86°

82°

75°

70°

67°

64°

62°

61°

60°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph SW

G 14 mph

G14

G15

G16

G15

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

G16

G14

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

NNW

G10

WNW

G12

WSW

G12

G15

G20

G24

WSW

G23

WSW

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G24

WSW

G24

WSW

G21

WSW

G20

G23

G11

WNW

ENE

SSW

G12

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

SSW

G19

WSW

G18

WSW

G16

WSW

G14

WSW

WNW

NNE

SSW

ENE

NNE

ENE

SSW

G13

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G18

SSW

G19

G20

WSW

G15

ESE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

30%

35%

14%

17%

18%

12%

24%

74%

75%

27%

100%

33%

24%

100%

82%

18%

42%

87%

100%

10%

26%

100%

74%

14%

19%

100%

86%

100%

10%

100%

88%

20%

19%

11%

22%

64%

55%

33%

15%

10%

17%

24%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

910

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:41 PM

16H 1M OF DAYLIGHT11H 8M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

87% illuminated

Station Location

48.4958, -114.1268

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 10:33 UTC

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