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North Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 1.84 ft at 6:15PM Dec 08, 2019Highest Observation: 1.84 ft at 6:30PM Dec 08, 2019Highest Observation: 1.84 ft at 6:45PM Dec 08, 2019Highest Observation: 1.84 ft at 7:00PM Dec 08, 2019Highest Observation: 1.84 ft at 7:15PM Dec 08, 2019Highest Observation: 1.84 ft at 7:30PM Dec 08, 2019Highest Observation: 1.84 ft at 7:45PM Dec 08, 2019Highest Observation: 1.84 ft at 8:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 10:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 10:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 11:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 11:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 11:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 11:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 12:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 12:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 12:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 12:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 1:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 1:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 1:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 1:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 3:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 3:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 3:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 3:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 9:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 9:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 9:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 11:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 11:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 2:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 2:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 2:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 2:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 2:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 2:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 3:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 3:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 3:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 3:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 5:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 5:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 6:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 6:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 2:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 2:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 2:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 2:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 3:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 3:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 3:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 3:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 4:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 4:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 4:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 4:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 5:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 5:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 5:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 6:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 8:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 10:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 10:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 10:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 10:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 1:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 2:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 2:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 2:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 2:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 3:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 3:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 3:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 3:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 4:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 4:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 4:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 4:45PM Dec 11, 2019Highest Forecast: 1.76 ft 11:00PM Dec 11, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 5:00AM Dec 12, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 11:00AM Dec 12, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 5:00PM Dec 12, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 11:00PM Dec 12, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 5:00AM Dec 13, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 11:00AM Dec 13, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 5:00PM Dec 13, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 11:00PM Dec 13, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 5:00AM Dec 14, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 11:00AM Dec 14, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 5:00PM Dec 14, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 11:00PM Dec 14, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 5:00AM Dec 15, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 11:00AM Dec 15, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 5:00PM Dec 15, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 11:00PM Dec 15, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 5:00AM Dec 16, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 11:00AM Dec 16, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 5:00PM Dec 16, 2019Forecast: 1.75 ft 11:00PM Dec 16, 2019Forecast: 1.74 ft 5:00AM Dec 17, 2019Forecast: 1.74 ft 11:00AM Dec 17, 2019Forecast: 1.73 ft 5:00PM Dec 17, 2019Forecast: 1.73 ft 11:00PM Dec 17, 2019Forecast: 1.72 ft 5:00AM Dec 18, 2019Forecast: 1.72 ft 11:00AM Dec 18, 2019Forecast: 1.72 ft 5:00PM Dec 18, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFCFM8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:00PM Dec 11, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 4:22PM Dec 11)Latest observed value: 1.69 ft at 4:45 PM MST 11-Dec-2019. 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) 11.90 ft on 05/18/1997
(2) 17.07 ft on 06/07/1995
(3) 17.03 ft on 06/07/1995
(4) 11.98 ft on 06/21/1975
(5) 12.58 ft on 06/18/1974
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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
Other Not Available Not Available  

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