Flathead County, Montana

16 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• North F Flathead River Near Columbia Falls, MT: flow 732 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• M F Flathead River Near West Glacier, MT: flow 541 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• South F Flathead River Ab Twin C Near Hungry Horse, MT: flow 430 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• South F Flathead River Near Columbia Falls, MT: flow 2,530 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Flathead River At Columbia Falls, MT: flow 3,640 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Montana: 18 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

4 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

4 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Hospital Beds for the Nation’s Sickest Kids Are Disappearing · Flathead Beacon · 2 h ago
• In House District 12, Property Taxes Remain Top Priority Across Party Lines · Flathead Beacon · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Late-Season Tomato Pie · Flathead Beacon · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Keep the Power with the People · Flathead Beacon · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Lakeside water and sewer board approves water rights for Territory 1889 luxury resort · KXLF-TV · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Flathead Valley: AQI 24, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Flathead Valley: AQI 24 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
• Glacier National Park: AQI 7 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Montana: 31 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 57 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 6 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 57 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

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Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · Montana Department of Labor and Industry · read Oct 12, 7:24 AM MDT
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Rocky Mountain (PADD 4), week of 2026-10-19: $4.468 a gallon, up 3 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 50,222 jobs (49,135 a year earlier); $1,192 average weekly wage ($1,146 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT; Montana Department of Labor and Industry Oct 12, 7:24 AM MDT.

Unusual For Here

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Flathead County, Montana (detected 2026-08-10). This is the first detection in wild birds here this season. USDA APHIS

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 6:04 PM MDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 1 h ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  5 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist
• Non-native species (USGS NAS)
  Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) was found in the [No locality description provided], Flathead County, Montana, 2026-08-01. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 6:04 PM MDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 7:23 AM MDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 17 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 30 min ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT
• State registers: No new state register action here · Montana Historical Society SHPO · read Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  124 properties on the National Register in this county, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 8:00 AM MDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 8:13 AM MDT; Montana Historical Society SHPO Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT.