N F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT
N F Flathead River MT USGS
N F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT (12355500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the N F Flathead River in MT, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 3 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 12355500
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- MT
- Coordinates
- 48.4958, -114.1268
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Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedN F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 17010206 containing this station. The dataset includes 3 species with recorded observations.
Species include: cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii), mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni), bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus).
- Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
- Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
- Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 3 species
- from 3 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 29, 2017 – Aug 29, 2017
- 1 dated record
Sources
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