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South Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 5.99 ft at 8:15AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 8:30AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 8:45AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 9:00AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 9:15AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 9:30AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 9:45AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 10:00AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 10:15AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 10:30AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 10:45AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 11:00AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 11:15AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 11:30AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 11:45AM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 12:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 12:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 12:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 12:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 1:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 1:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 1:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 1:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 2:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 2:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 2:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 2:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 3:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 3:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 3:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 3:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 4:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 4:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 4:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 4:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 5:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 5:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 5:45PM Aug 04, 2020Highest Observation: 6.1 ft at 6:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 6:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 6:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 6:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 7:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 7:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 7:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 8:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 8:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 8:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 9:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 9:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 10:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 11:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 11:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 11:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 11:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 12:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 12:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 12:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 12:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 1:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 1:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 1:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 2:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 2:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 2:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 2:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 3:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 3:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 4:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 4:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 4:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 4:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 5:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 5:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 5:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 6:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 6:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 6:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 7:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 7:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 7:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 8:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 8:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 8:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 8:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 9:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 9:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 9:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 9:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 10:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 10:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 10:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 10:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 11:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 11:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 11:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 11:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 12:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 12:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 12:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 12:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 1:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 1:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 1:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 2:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 2:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 2:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 2:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 3:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 3:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 3:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 4:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 4:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 4:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 5:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 5:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 5:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 5:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 6:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 6:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 7:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 7:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 7:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 7:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 8:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 8:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 8:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 8:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 9:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 9:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 9:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 9:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 10:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 10:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 10:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 11:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 11:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 11:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 11:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 12:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 12:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 12:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 12:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 1:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 1:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 1:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 1:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 2:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 2:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 2:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 2:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 3:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 3:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 3:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 4:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 4:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 5:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 5:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 5:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 6:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 6:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 6:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 6:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 7:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 7:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 7:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 8:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 8:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 8:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 9:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 9:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 9:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 9:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 10:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 10:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 10:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 11:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 11:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 11:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 11:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 12:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 12:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 12:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 12:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 1:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.93 ft at 1:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 1:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 1:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 2:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 2:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 2:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 2:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 3:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 3:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 3:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 4:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 4:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 5:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 5:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 5:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 5:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 6:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 6:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 6:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 7:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 7:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 7:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 8:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 8:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 8:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 8:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.95 ft at 9:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 9:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 9:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 10:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 10:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 10:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 11:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 11:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 11:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 12:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 12:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 12:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 12:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 1:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 1:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 2:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 2:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 2:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 2:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 3:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 3:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 4:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 4:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 4:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 4:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 5:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 5:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 5:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 5:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 6:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 6:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 6:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:45AM Aug 07, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 12:00PM Aug 07, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 6:00PM Aug 07, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 12:00AM Aug 08, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 6:00AM Aug 08, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 12:00PM Aug 08, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 6:00PM Aug 08, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 12:00AM Aug 09, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 6:00AM Aug 09, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 12:00PM Aug 09, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 6:00PM Aug 09, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 12:00AM Aug 10, 2020Highest Forecast: 6.01 ft 6:00AM Aug 10, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 12:00PM Aug 10, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 6:00PM Aug 10, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 12:00AM Aug 11, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 6:00AM Aug 11, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 12:00PM Aug 11, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 6:00PM Aug 11, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 12:00AM Aug 12, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 6:00AM Aug 12, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 12:00PM Aug 12, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 6:00PM Aug 12, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 12:00AM Aug 13, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 6:00AM Aug 13, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 12:00PM Aug 13, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 6:00PM Aug 13, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 12:00AM Aug 14, 2020Forecast: 5.77 ft 6:00AM Aug 14, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSFCM8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:00AM Aug 7, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 2:45PM Aug 6)Latest observed value: 6.02 ft at 6:45 AM MDT 7-Aug-2020.
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NOTE: Forecasts for the South Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
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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

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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(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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 3040 Not Available  

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