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Live/Water/Montana/Flathead River at at Columbia Falls

Flathead River at at Columbia Falls

A gauge on the Flathead River in Flathead County, Montana. Its stage was 4.39 ft as of Sep 27, 1:45 AM MDT.

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Stage now
4.39 ftreported Sep 27, 1:45 AM MDT
24 hour change
Fell 0.02 ftsince Sep 26, 1:45 AM
Rank
262of 702 in Montana, Sep 27
Elevation
2,982 ftabove sea level
County
Flathead County
Position
48.3619° N, 114.1839° W
Record since
2010

Water level

Flathead River at at Columbia Falls

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 24 hours at Flathead River at at Columbia Falls: the water from 4.39 to 4.42 feet of stage, the latest 4.39 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 4.42 FT, SEP 26, 2:45 AM · LOW 4.39 FT, SEP 26, 5:00 PM4.354.384.404.424.454.473 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMSep 274.39
Latest
4.39 ftSep 27, 1:45 AM
Highest
4.42 ftSep 26, 2:45 AM
Lowest
4.39 ftSep 26, 5:00 PM
Range
0.03 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.03 ftsince Sep 26, 2:45 AM
Readings
93
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 1:45 AM4.39
Sep 27, 1:30 AM4.39
Sep 27, 1:15 AM4.39
Sep 27, 1:00 AM4.39
Sep 27, 12:45 AM4.39
Sep 27, 12:30 AM4.39
Sep 27, 12:15 AM4.39
Sep 27, 12:00 AM4.39
Sep 26, 11:45 PM4.39
Sep 26, 11:30 PM4.39
Sep 26, 11:15 PM4.39
Sep 26, 11:00 PM4.39
Sep 26, 10:45 PM4.39
Sep 26, 10:30 PM4.39
Sep 26, 10:15 PM4.40
Sep 26, 10:00 PM4.40
Sep 26, 9:45 PM4.40
Sep 26, 9:30 PM4.39
Sep 26, 9:15 PM4.40
Sep 26, 9:00 PM4.40
Sep 26, 8:45 PM4.41
Sep 26, 8:30 PM4.41
Sep 26, 8:15 PM4.40
Sep 26, 8:00 PM4.40
Sep 26, 7:45 PM4.40
Sep 26, 7:30 PM4.40
Sep 26, 7:15 PM4.40
Sep 26, 7:00 PM4.40
Sep 26, 6:45 PM4.41
Sep 26, 6:30 PM4.40
Sep 26, 6:15 PM4.40
Sep 26, 6:00 PM4.40
Sep 26, 5:45 PM4.40
Sep 26, 5:30 PM4.40
Sep 26, 5:15 PM4.40
Sep 26, 5:00 PM4.39
Sep 26, 4:45 PM4.40
Sep 26, 4:30 PM4.40
Sep 26, 4:15 PM4.41
Sep 26, 4:00 PM4.41
Sep 26, 3:45 PM4.41
Sep 26, 3:30 PM4.41
Sep 26, 3:15 PM4.41
Sep 26, 3:00 PM4.41
Sep 26, 2:45 PM4.41
Sep 26, 2:30 PM4.41
Sep 26, 2:15 PM4.41
Sep 26, 2:00 PM4.41
Sep 26, 1:45 PM4.40
Sep 26, 1:30 PM4.41
Sep 26, 1:15 PM4.41
Sep 26, 1:00 PM4.41
Sep 26, 12:45 PM4.41
Sep 26, 12:30 PM4.41
Sep 26, 12:15 PM4.40
Sep 26, 12:00 PM4.40
Sep 26, 11:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 11:30 AM4.40
Sep 26, 11:15 AM4.41
Sep 26, 11:00 AM4.41
Sep 26, 10:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 10:30 AM4.40
Sep 26, 10:15 AM4.41
Sep 26, 10:00 AM4.41
Sep 26, 9:45 AM4.42
Sep 26, 9:30 AM4.42
Sep 26, 9:15 AM4.42
Sep 26, 9:00 AM4.42
Sep 26, 8:45 AM4.42
Sep 26, 8:30 AM4.42
Sep 26, 8:15 AM4.42
Sep 26, 8:00 AM4.42
Sep 26, 7:45 AM4.42
Sep 26, 7:30 AM4.42
Sep 26, 7:15 AM4.41
Sep 26, 7:00 AM4.41
Sep 26, 6:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 6:30 AM4.41
Sep 26, 6:15 AM4.41
Sep 26, 6:00 AM4.41
Sep 26, 5:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 5:30 AM4.41
Sep 26, 5:15 AM4.41
Sep 26, 5:00 AM4.41
Sep 26, 4:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 4:30 AM4.42
Sep 26, 4:15 AM4.42
Sep 26, 4:00 AM4.42
Sep 26, 3:45 AM4.42
Sep 26, 3:30 AM4.42
Sep 26, 3:15 AM4.42
Sep 26, 3:00 AM4.42
Sep 26, 2:45 AM4.42
Water level, 7 days at Flathead River at at Columbia Falls: the water from 4.39 to 4.59 feet of stage, the latest 4.39 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 4.59 FT, SEP 20, 2:45 AM · LOW 4.39 FT, SEP 25, 11:30 AM4.34.44.54.64.7Mon 21Tue 22Wed 23Thu 24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 274.39
Latest
4.39 ftSep 27, 1:45 AM
Highest
4.59 ftSep 20, 2:45 AM
Lowest
4.39 ftSep 25, 11:30 AM
Range
0.20 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.20 ftsince Sep 20, 2:45 AM
Readings
665
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 1:45 AM4.39
Sep 27, 12:45 AM4.39
Sep 26, 11:45 PM4.39
Sep 26, 10:45 PM4.39
Sep 26, 9:45 PM4.40
Sep 26, 8:45 PM4.41
Sep 26, 7:45 PM4.40
Sep 26, 6:45 PM4.41
Sep 26, 5:45 PM4.40
Sep 26, 4:45 PM4.40
Sep 26, 3:45 PM4.41
Sep 26, 2:45 PM4.41
Sep 26, 1:45 PM4.40
Sep 26, 12:45 PM4.41
Sep 26, 11:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 10:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 9:45 AM4.42
Sep 26, 8:45 AM4.42
Sep 26, 7:45 AM4.42
Sep 26, 6:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 5:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 4:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 3:45 AM4.42
Sep 26, 2:45 AM4.42
Sep 26, 1:45 AM4.41
Sep 26, 12:45 AM4.41
Sep 25, 11:45 PM4.40
Sep 25, 10:45 PM4.40
Sep 25, 9:45 PM4.42
Sep 25, 8:45 PM4.43
Sep 25, 7:45 PM4.43
Sep 25, 6:45 PM4.42
Sep 25, 5:45 PM4.40
Sep 25, 4:45 PM4.41
Sep 25, 3:45 PM4.42
Sep 25, 2:45 PM4.41
Sep 25, 1:45 PM4.41
Sep 25, 12:45 PM4.39
Sep 25, 11:45 AM4.39
Sep 25, 10:45 AM4.40
Sep 25, 9:45 AM4.42
Sep 25, 8:45 AM4.42
Sep 25, 7:45 AM4.43
Sep 25, 6:45 AM4.42
Sep 25, 5:45 AM4.43
Sep 25, 4:45 AM4.42
Sep 25, 3:45 AM4.42
Sep 25, 2:45 AM4.41
Sep 25, 1:45 AM4.42
Sep 25, 12:45 AM4.42
Sep 24, 11:45 PM4.42
Sep 24, 10:45 PM4.43
Sep 24, 9:45 PM4.43
Sep 24, 8:45 PM4.44
Sep 24, 7:45 PM4.43
Sep 24, 6:45 PM4.43
Sep 24, 5:45 PM4.43
Sep 24, 4:45 PM4.43
Sep 24, 3:45 PM4.44
Sep 24, 2:45 PM4.43
Sep 24, 1:45 PM4.43
Sep 24, 12:45 PM4.42
Sep 24, 11:45 AM4.42
Sep 24, 10:45 AM4.44
Sep 24, 9:45 AM4.44
Sep 24, 8:45 AM4.44
Sep 24, 7:45 AM4.44
Sep 24, 6:45 AM4.44
Sep 24, 5:45 AM4.44
Sep 24, 4:45 AM4.45
Sep 24, 3:45 AM4.45
Sep 24, 2:45 AM4.45
Sep 24, 1:45 AM4.45
Sep 24, 12:45 AM4.45
Sep 23, 11:45 PM4.45
Sep 23, 10:45 PM4.45
Sep 23, 9:45 PM4.46
Sep 23, 8:45 PM4.46
Sep 23, 7:45 PM4.46
Sep 23, 6:45 PM4.47
Sep 23, 5:45 PM4.45
Sep 23, 4:45 PM4.44
Sep 23, 3:45 PM4.44
Sep 23, 2:45 PM4.44
Sep 23, 1:45 PM4.44
Sep 23, 12:45 PM4.44
Sep 23, 11:45 AM4.44
Sep 23, 10:45 AM4.44
Sep 23, 9:45 AM4.46
Sep 23, 8:45 AM4.48
Sep 23, 7:45 AM4.48
Sep 23, 6:45 AM4.48
Sep 23, 5:45 AM4.48
Sep 23, 4:45 AM4.50
Sep 23, 3:45 AM4.49
Sep 23, 2:45 AM4.49
Sep 23, 1:45 AM4.49
Sep 23, 12:45 AM4.49
Sep 22, 11:45 PM4.49
Sep 22, 10:45 PM4.49
Sep 22, 9:45 PM4.49
Sep 22, 8:45 PM4.50
Sep 22, 7:45 PM4.49
Sep 22, 6:45 PM4.49
Sep 22, 5:45 PM4.50
Sep 22, 4:45 PM4.49
Sep 22, 3:45 PM4.49
Sep 22, 2:45 PM4.50
Sep 22, 1:45 PM4.49
Sep 22, 12:45 PM4.48
Sep 22, 11:45 AM4.48
Sep 22, 10:45 AM4.50
Sep 22, 9:45 AM4.51
Sep 22, 8:45 AM4.51
Sep 22, 7:45 AM4.51
Sep 22, 6:45 AM4.51
Sep 22, 5:45 AM4.51
Sep 22, 3:45 AM4.51
Sep 22, 2:45 AM4.51
Sep 22, 1:45 AM4.52
Sep 22, 12:45 AM4.52
Sep 21, 11:45 PM4.52
Sep 21, 10:45 PM4.52
Sep 21, 9:45 PM4.53
Sep 21, 8:45 PM4.53
Sep 21, 7:45 PM4.52
Sep 21, 6:45 PM4.53
Sep 21, 5:45 PM4.54
Sep 21, 4:45 PM4.54
Sep 21, 3:45 PM4.53
Sep 21, 2:45 PM4.53
Sep 21, 1:45 PM4.52
Sep 21, 12:45 PM4.52
Sep 21, 11:45 AM4.51
Sep 21, 10:45 AM4.51
Sep 21, 9:45 AM4.52
Sep 21, 8:45 AM4.54
Sep 21, 7:45 AM4.54
Sep 21, 6:45 AM4.54
Sep 21, 5:45 AM4.54
Sep 21, 4:45 AM4.55
Sep 21, 3:45 AM4.55
Sep 21, 2:45 AM4.56
Sep 21, 1:45 AM4.56
Sep 21, 12:45 AM4.56
Sep 20, 11:45 PM4.55
Sep 20, 10:45 PM4.55
Sep 20, 9:45 PM4.55
Sep 20, 8:45 PM4.56
Sep 20, 7:45 PM4.56
Sep 20, 6:45 PM4.57
Sep 20, 5:45 PM4.57
Sep 20, 4:45 PM4.56
Sep 20, 3:45 PM4.56
Sep 20, 2:45 PM4.56
Sep 20, 1:45 PM4.56
Sep 20, 12:45 PM4.56
Sep 20, 11:45 AM4.57
Sep 20, 10:45 AM4.56
Sep 20, 9:45 AM4.58
Sep 20, 8:45 AM4.58
Sep 20, 7:45 AM4.58
Sep 20, 6:45 AM4.59
Sep 20, 5:45 AM4.59
Sep 20, 4:45 AM4.59
Sep 20, 3:45 AM4.59
Sep 20, 2:45 AM4.59
Water level, 30 days at Flathead River at at Columbia Falls: the water from 4.22 to 5.20 feet of stage, the latest 4.39 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 5.20 FT, SEP 9, 12:45 AM · LOW 4.22 FT, SEP 2, 12:15 PM4.04.34.54.85.05.35.5Aug 28Sep 2Sep 7Sep 12Sep 17Sep 224.39
Latest
4.39 ftSep 27, 1:45 AM
Highest
5.20 ftSep 9, 12:45 AM
Lowest
4.22 ftSep 2, 12:15 PM
Range
0.98 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.07 ftsince Aug 28, 2:45 AM
Readings
2,841
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Sep 274.394.394.394.398
Sep 264.424.394.414.3996
Sep 254.434.394.414.4096
Sep 244.454.424.444.4296
Sep 234.504.444.464.4596
Sep 224.534.484.504.4992
Sep 214.564.504.534.5296
Sep 204.614.554.574.5592
Sep 194.664.614.634.6280
Sep 184.724.644.684.6696
Sep 174.744.714.734.7196
Sep 164.774.744.754.7496
Sep 154.784.744.764.7696
Sep 144.764.724.734.7496
Sep 134.794.724.754.7296
Sep 124.874.784.824.7896
Sep 114.904.854.884.8792
Sep 105.044.894.964.8996
Sep 95.205.045.145.0496
Sep 85.194.524.905.1996
Sep 74.524.274.364.5296
Sep 64.304.284.294.2892
Sep 54.334.304.314.3192
Sep 44.364.314.344.3196
Sep 34.364.244.314.3696
Sep 24.284.224.254.2596
Sep 14.304.264.274.2696
Aug 314.314.284.304.3096
Aug 304.344.274.304.2896
Aug 294.304.264.284.2896
Aug 284.344.294.314.2985

How it reports

Rank
262of 702 in Montana, Sep 27
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
32 of 32100% of its schedule, 33 reports in all
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Sep 25, 6:45 PM
Latest report
Sep 27, 1:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
22 min9 in 10 within 22 min

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Near Flathead River at at Columbia Falls

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by how reliably it reports: that is its 247 rank.