Border To Polebridge


This is a wild and scenic river in the heart of the Northern Rockies.  You have Glacier National Park on river left for your viewing pleasure.  You will have bears and other wildlife for your photo ops. Plenty of fishing here too.  Take your whole family and enjoy some nights on the river.

Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Flathead, North Fork are between a bare minimum of 1,000cfs and a high of 10,000cfs. River conditions sourced from USGS 12355000, the Flathead River At Flathead British Columbia Remember only watercraft are permitted at Border to Polebridge.

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Whitewater Rapids

Obstacles on the river run
Upper Kintla Rapids
Class II
Lower Kintla Rapids
Class II to II+

Area Hydrology

Gauge Streamflow Stage
N F Flathead River Nr Columbia Falls Mt
USGS 12355500 		7,820 cfs 5.8 ft
Tobacco River Near Eureka Mt
USGS 12301300 		388 cfs 3.1 ft
Middle Fork Flathead River Nr West Glacier Mt
USGS 12358500 		9,260 cfs 5.4 ft
S F Flathead River Nr Columbia Falls Mt
USGS 12362500 		7,220 cfs 8.7 ft
Flathead River At Flathead British Columbia
USGS 12355000 		2,830 cfs 7.2 ft
Flathead River At Columbia Falls Mt
USGS 12363000 		24,100 cfs 9.6 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
big mountain summit: whitefish
SNOTEL BIGMS_MADIS 		45.64" -1.48"

Outdoor Recreation

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Tuchuck 7 4,618 ft
Red Meadow Lake 6 5,635 ft
Pollock Creek 5 4,706 ft
Kintla Lake - Glacier National Park None 4,027 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Whitefish Mountain Resort 25" 50° 0.83"
Castle Mountain Resort " ° "
Pass Powderkeg " ° "
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Polebridge to Big Creek 4590.0cfs 20.0 Mi II to III-
Border to Polebridge 2830.0cfs 24.2 Mi II to II+
Big Creek to Glacier Rim 7220.0cfs 8.0 Mi III- to III