Flathead Lake Data
July-8-2024_Lake-Data
Flathead Lake remains at full pool. Thunderstorms kept the inflows higher than forecasted. The water supply forecasts did not change much this week and summer flow volume remains near 68% of average. Project outflows will continue decreasing as Flathead Lake inflows recede.
SKQ project outflows and the Flathead Lake elevation are dependent on many variables including lake inflows, weather, the demand for electricity, and non-power constraints such as the downstream fishery and flood risk management needs.
July-1-2024_Lake-Data
Flathead Lake remains at full pool. June precipitation events kept the inflows higher than forecasted and the lake continued to fill. The water supply forecasts increased almost 5% and summer flow volume is now near 69% of average. Project outflows have increased in the near term and will transition to decreasing once Flathead Lake inflows recede.
SKQ project outflows and the Flathead Lake elevation are dependent on many variables including lake inflows, weather, the demand for electricity, and non-power constraints such as the downstream fishery and flood risk management needs.
June-24-2024_Lake-Data
Flathead Lake remains at full pool. The water supply forecasts did not change much this week and summer flow volume remains near 63% of average. Project outflows will continue decreasing as Flathead Lake inflows recede.
SKQ project outflows and the Flathead Lake elevation are dependent on many variables including lake inflows, weather, the demand for electricity, and non-power constraints such as the downstream fishery and flood risk management needs.
June-17-2024_Lake-Data
Flathead Lake remains at full pool. The water supply forecasts did not change much this week and summer flow volume remains near 64 percent of average. Project outflows will continue decreasing as Flathead Lake inflows recede. SKQ project outflows and the Flathead Lake elevation are dependent on many variables including lake inflows, weather, the demand for electricity, and non-power constraints such as the downstream fishery and flood risk management needs.
June-10-2024_Lake-Data
Flathead Lake reached full pool over the weekend. The water supply forecasts decreased slightly for summer flows so expect flows to begin decreasing later this week as inflows recede.
SKQ project outflows and the Flathead Lake elevation are dependent on many variables including lake inflows, weather, the demand for electricity, and non-power constraints such as the downstream fishery and flood risk management needs.
June-3-2024_Lake-Data
The water supply forecasts did not change much this week. Due to continued dry basin conditions, project outflows are historically low. However, with the recent precipitation and cooler weather the lake is on track to fill within the top foot by early to mid-June.
SKQ project outflows and the Flathead Lake elevation are dependent on many variables including lake inflows, weather, the demand for electricity, and non-power constraints such as the downstream fishery and flood risk management needs.