Flathead Lake conditions today

Montana, lake. Friday, Oct 23

Flathead Lake is the big natural lake south of Kalispell, with its south half inside the Flathead Indian Reservation. This page shows measured lake elevation from the USGS gauge at Polson, with the time of each reading, along with local weather.

Lake level

2,891.73ft

2,891.73 ft, down 0.22 ft since Oct 17

2,892.0 ft 2,892.0 ft 2,891.7 ft

USGS, 59 min ago

gauge 12371550, Flathead Lake at Polson

  • Wind

    From SW, 230°

    5.8mph

    NWS, issued 9 h ago

  • Clouds

    Sky cover

    92%

    NWS, issued 9 h ago

  • UV index

    0

    EPA, today

7-day forecast

% rain chancewind mph, arrow points downwind

National Weather Service forecast, updated 9 h ago

Species

Listed A to Z. Not ranked.

  • Bull trout (catch and release only)
  • Lake trout
  • Lake whitefish
  • Westslope cutthroat trout (catch and release only)
  • Yellow perch

Access

  • Wayfarers State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
  • Big Arm State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
  • Finley Point State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Alerts for this water