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Boat Rentals and Rides

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Boat Rentals and Rides is a boat rental operator in Big Arm, Montana. Motorized boat rentals are available for 4 or 8 hours, while non-motorized options can be rented for 5 or 10 hours, and jet skis for 2 hours.

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Vessels
Powerboat

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4.5on Google, 337 reviews
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Around here

Around Boat Rentals and Rides

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1939 to 2026

The water at Boat Rentals and Rides 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.

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Typical flow by month at Flathead River near Polson MT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
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

Today · Fri

78Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 55°F, low 35°FRain 5%Wind 11 kt, gusts 21

Streamflow

7,190 cfs

Normal (48th)

Water level

5.44 ft

Water

47°F

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 18 ft. NWS reads 5.45 ft here.

NWS forecast: 5.45 ft by Fri 11 PM, below flood stage.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. See full conditions →