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South Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 5.65 ft at 3:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 4:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 6:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.63 ft at 6:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.63 ft at 6:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 6:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 7:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 7:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 7:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 7:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 8:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 8:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 8:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 8:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 9:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 9:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 9:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 9:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 10:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 10:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 10:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 10:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 11:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 11:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 11:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 11:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 12:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 12:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 12:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 12:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 1:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 1:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 1:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 1:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 2:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 2:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 2:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 2:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 3:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 3:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 3:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 4:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 4:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 5:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 5:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 5:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 6:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 6:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 6:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 6:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 7:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 7:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 8:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 8:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 9:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 9:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 10:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 10:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 10:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 11:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 1:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 2:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 2:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 2:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 3:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 3:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 3:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 4:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 4:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 4:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 4:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 5:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 6:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 6:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 7:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 7:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 7:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 7:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 8:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 8:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 8:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 8:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 9:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 9:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 9:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 9:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 10:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 10:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 10:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 10:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 11:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 11:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 11:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 11:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 12:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 12:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 12:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 12:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 1:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 3:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 3:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 3:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 3:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 4:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 4:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 4:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 4:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 5:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 5:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 5:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 5:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 6:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 6:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 6:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 7:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 7:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 8:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 8:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 10:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 11:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 12:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 12:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 1:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 1:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 1:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 1:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 2:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 2:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 2:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 3:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 3:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 3:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 3:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 4:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 5:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 5:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 5:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 6:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 6:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 6:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 6:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 7:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 8:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 8:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 9:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 9:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 10:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 10:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 11:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 11:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 11:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 12:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 12:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 12:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 12:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 1:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 1:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 1:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 1:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 2:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 2:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 2:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 2:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 3:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 3:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 3:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 3:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 4:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 4:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 4:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 4:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 5:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 5:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 5:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 5:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 6:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 6:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 8:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 8:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 8:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 9:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 9:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 10:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 10:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 10:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 11:00PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 11:15PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:30PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 11:45PM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 12:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 12:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 12:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 12:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 1:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 1:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 1:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 1:45AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 2:00AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:15AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 2:30AM Sep 25, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:45AM Sep 25, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00AM Sep 25, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00PM Sep 25, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00PM Sep 25, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00AM Sep 26, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00AM Sep 26, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00PM Sep 26, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00PM Sep 26, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00AM Sep 27, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00AM Sep 27, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00PM Sep 27, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00PM Sep 27, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00AM Sep 28, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00AM Sep 28, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00PM Sep 28, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00PM Sep 28, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00AM Sep 29, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00AM Sep 29, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00PM Sep 29, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00PM Sep 29, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00AM Sep 30, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00AM Sep 30, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00AM Oct 01, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00AM Oct 01, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00PM Oct 01, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 6:00PM Oct 01, 2022Highest Forecast: 5.67 ft 12:00AM Oct 02, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSFCM8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:30AM Sep 25, 2022)ObservedForecast (issued 9:24AM Sep 24)Latest observed value: 5.54 ft at 2:45 AM MDT 25-Sep-2022.
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NOTE: Forecasts for the South Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls are issued routinely year-round.
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Historic Crests
(1) 14.42 ft on 04/29/1971
(2) 14.23 ft on 03/09/1965
(3) 13.38 ft on 06/26/2012
(4) 13.34 ft on 06/25/1964
(5) 13.23 ft on 03/13/1996

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.38 ft on 06/26/2012
(2) 13.23 ft on 03/13/1996
(3) 14.42 ft on 04/29/1971
(4) 14.23 ft on 03/09/1965
(5) 13.34 ft on 06/25/1964

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.50 ft on 09/24/1951
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Latitude: 48.356667° N, Longitude: 114.036667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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