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Go Sail Flathead Lake

Go Sail Flathead Lake

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Go Sail Flathead Lake is a paddling school in Big Arm. They offer sailboat rentals, sailing charters, and guided kayak tours on Flathead Lake. Visitors can take sailing tours of Flathead Lake or guided kayak tours of Wild Horse Island.

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Disciplines
Lessons, Kayaking

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Typical flow by month

1939 to 2026

The water at Go Sail Flathead Lake typically runs highest in June, at a median 24,700 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5,615 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 72,700 cfs, in 1948.

Typical flow by month at Flathead River near Polson MT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January9,9608,140 to 12,000
February8,9706,900 to 11,900
March7,7805,720 to 10,200
April8,7906,270 to 13,500
May18,50012,600 to 25,300
June24,70015,600 to 36,150
July12,5009,060 to 16,500
August5,7004,270 to 7,620
September5,6154,255 to 7,620
October7,0204,710 to 9,080
November8,0305,810 to 10,500
December9,7607,720 to 12,100

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Flathead River near Polson MT (site 12372000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

94Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Thu, Sep 24 (96)

Streamflow

7,140 cfs

Normal (61st)

Water level

5.42 ft

Water

63°F

High today

78°F

Wind

5 kt

Gusts 7 kt

Rain chance

0%

Week ahead

Mon78°F0%
Tue80°F8%
Wed75°F3%
Thu72°F1%
Fri71°F46%
Sat61°F46%
Sun63°F7%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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