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.
Run Stats
| Status | Too Low |
| Class Level | II to II+ |
| Elevation | 3,983 ft |
| Run Length | 24.2 Mi |
| Gradient | 15 FPM |
| Streamflow Discharge | 353 cfs |
| Gage Height | 4.7 ft |
| Air Temperature | 44° |
| River | Flathead, North Fork |
| Reporting Streamgage |
Flathead River At Flathead British Columbia
USGS 12355000 |
|
Upper Kintla Rapids
Class II |
|
Lower Kintla Rapids
Class II to II+ |
| Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
|---|---|---|
|
S F Flathead River Nr Columbia Falls Mt
USGS 12362500 |
4,970 cfs | 7.5 ft |
|
Tobacco River Near Eureka Mt
USGS 12301300 |
388 cfs | 3.1 ft |
|
Flathead River At Flathead British Columbia
USGS 12355000 |
353 cfs | 4.7 ft |
|
N F Flathead River Nr Columbia Falls Mt
USGS 12355500 |
1,980 cfs | 3.0 ft |
|
Middle Fork Flathead River Nr West Glacier Mt
USGS 12358500 |
2,710 cfs | 3.3 ft |
|
Flathead River At Columbia Falls Mt
USGS 12363000 |
9,940 cfs | 5.9 ft |
| Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
|---|---|---|
|
Blacktail Mtn
SNOTEL 1144 |
22" | 0" |
|
Bisson Creek
SNOTEL 346 |
16" | -4" |
|
big mountain summit: whitefish
SNOTEL BIGMS_MADIS |
91" | 1" |
|
Noisy Basin
SNOTEL 664 |
95" | 0" |
|
Moss Peak
SNOTEL 646 |
84" | 0" |
|
Hand Creek
SNOTEL 510 |
23" | 0" |
|
Flattop Mtn.
SNOTEL 482 |
109" | 0" |
|
Grave Creek
SNOTEL 500 |
26" | 2" |
|
Stahl Peak
SNOTEL 787 |
76" | 2" |
| Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock Creek | 5 | 4,706 ft | |||
| Kintla Lake - Glacier National Park | None | 4,027 ft | |||
| Tuchuck | 7 | 4,618 ft | |||
| Red Meadow Lake | 6 | 5,635 ft |
| Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain Resort | " | ° | " |
| Pass Powderkeg | " | ° | " |
| Whitefish Mountain Resort | 22" | 38° | 0" |
| River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Border to Polebridge | 353.0cfs | 24.2 Mi | II to II+ |
| Big Creek to Glacier Rim | 4970.0cfs | 8.0 Mi | III- to III |
| Polebridge to Big Creek | 4970.0cfs | 20.0 Mi | II to III- |