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Forest Service presses safety as Swan River swells from spring rains

by TAYLOR INMAN
Bigfork Eagle | June 15, 2022 12:00 AM

Rivers across Montana are seeing rapid waters and flooding after spring melt and heavy rains caused waterways to swell. Flathead National Forest Hydrologist Craig Kendall said the Swan River is experiencing flooding that happens about once every three years, measuring the water levels at around 5,500 cubic feet per second during the time of this publication. He said it’s nothing to panic about, but nothing to ignore either...

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