Middle Fork Flathead River
River in Montana, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 1,125 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
650
cfs · 59 min ago
Normal for today
787
cfs median, 86 yrs
Water temp
54
°F · 41d ago
Gage height
1.91
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 787 cfs over 86 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 484 and 1,090 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Middle Fork Flathead River
Middle Fork Flathead River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Kootenai River (60 mi), Crowsnest River (78 mi), Blackfoot River (111 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| October Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grannom | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Middle Fork Flathead River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.