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North Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 2.39 ft at 1:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 2:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 2:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 2:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 2:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 3:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 3:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 3:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 3:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 4:00AM Jan 18, 2022Highest Observation: 2.42 ft at 4:15AM Jan 18, 2022Highest Observation: 2.42 ft at 4:30AM Jan 18, 2022Highest Observation: 2.42 ft at 4:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 5:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 5:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 11:00AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 11:15AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 11:30AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 11:45AM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 12:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 1:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 1:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 1:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 1:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 2:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 2:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 2:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.37 ft at 2:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 3:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 3:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 3:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 3:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 4:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 4:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 4:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 4:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 5:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 5:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 5:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 5:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 7:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 7:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 7:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 7:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 9:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 9:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 9:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 9:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 10:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 10:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 10:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 10:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 11:00PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 11:15PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 11:30PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 11:45PM Jan 18, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 12:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 12:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 12:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 12:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 1:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 1:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 1:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 1:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 2:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 2:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 2:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 2:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 3:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 3:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 3:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 3:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 4:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 4:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 4:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 4:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 7:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 7:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 7:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 7:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 9:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 9:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 9:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 9:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 10:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 10:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 10:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 10:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 11:00AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 11:15AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 11:30AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 11:45AM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 12:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 12:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 12:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 12:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 1:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 2:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 2:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 2:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 2:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 3:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 3:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 3:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 3:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 4:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 4:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 4:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 4:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 5:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 5:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 5:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 5:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 6:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 6:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 7:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 7:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 7:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 7:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 8:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 8:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 8:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 9:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 10:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 10:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 10:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 10:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 11:00PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 11:15PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 11:30PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 11:45PM Jan 19, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 12:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 1:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 1:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 3:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 3:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 4:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 6:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 6:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 6:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 9:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 10:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 11:00AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:15AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:30AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:45AM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 12:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 12:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 12:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 12:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 1:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 1:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 3:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 3:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 4:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 4:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 4:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 4:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 5:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 5:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 5:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 5:45PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 6:00PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 6:15PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 6:30PM Jan 20, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 6:45PM Jan 20, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.43 ft 5:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.43 ft 11:00AM Jan 21, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.43 ft 5:00PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.43 ft 11:00PM Jan 21, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.43 ft 5:00AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.43 ft 11:00AM Jan 22, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.43 ft 5:00PM Jan 22, 2022Forecast: 2.42 ft 11:00PM Jan 22, 2022Forecast: 2.42 ft 5:00AM Jan 23, 2022Forecast: 2.42 ft 11:00AM Jan 23, 2022Forecast: 2.42 ft 5:00PM Jan 23, 2022Forecast: 2.42 ft 11:00PM Jan 23, 2022Forecast: 2.42 ft 5:00AM Jan 24, 2022Forecast: 2.42 ft 11:00AM Jan 24, 2022Forecast: 2.41 ft 5:00PM Jan 24, 2022Forecast: 2.41 ft 11:00PM Jan 24, 2022Forecast: 2.41 ft 5:00AM Jan 25, 2022Forecast: 2.41 ft 11:00AM Jan 25, 2022Forecast: 2.4 ft 5:00PM Jan 25, 2022Forecast: 2.4 ft 11:00PM Jan 25, 2022Forecast: 2.39 ft 5:00AM Jan 26, 2022Forecast: 2.38 ft 11:00AM Jan 26, 2022Forecast: 2.37 ft 5:00PM Jan 26, 2022Forecast: 2.37 ft 11:00PM Jan 26, 2022Forecast: 2.36 ft 5:00AM Jan 27, 2022Forecast: 2.35 ft 11:00AM Jan 27, 2022Forecast: 2.35 ft 5:00PM Jan 27, 2022Forecast: 2.34 ft 11:00PM Jan 27, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFCFM8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:30AM Jan 21, 2022)ObservedForecast (issued 4:23PM Jan 20)Latest observed value: 2.3 ft at 6:45 PM MST 20-Jan-2022. Flood Stage is 13 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the North Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 13
Action Stage: 12.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 18.60 ft on 06/09/1964
(2) 17.07 ft on 06/07/1995
(3) 17.03 ft on 06/07/1995
(4) 12.58 ft on 06/18/1974
(5) 12.25 ft on 05/21/1954
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.21 ft on 05/09/2018
(2) 11.90 ft on 05/18/1997
(3) 17.03 ft on 06/07/1995
(4) 17.07 ft on 06/07/1995
(5) 11.98 ft on 06/21/1975
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.86 ft on 01/08/1953
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Latitude: 48.495556° N, Longitude: 114.126667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 3145.59008789062 ft 3158.59008789062 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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