Flathead Lake

If you’ve driven along Flathead Lake in the summer, you’re familiar with the rows of cherry trees and roadside stands selling the bright red fruit. But last year, a freeze in January killed nearly all of the summer crop. Growers say this year will be better.

BLM to begin speedy review of central Montana gas pipeline plan. Flathead Lake dam operators aim to preserve water levels. Ag irrigation ends early on the Milk River.

Usually, millions of pounds of the fruit can be harvested each season, but this year, cherry growers in the Flathead Valley are lucky to be able to harvest thousands of pounds.

Flathead Lake could see another year of low water levels, but it may not be as bad as the record lows set last summer. Glacier National Park announced its construction agenda for the upcoming spring and summer.

Federal regulators last week said the Salish Kootenai Dam didn’t draw too much water out of Flathead Lake last summer. Some residents blamed the dam operator for the lake's historically low water levels.

In this episode, we answer a question from a listener who wants to know what's really behind these wildly low water levels we're seeing in Montana this year.

Federal water regulators Friday denied the governor's request to release more water from the Hungry Horse Reservoir.

Montana officials are asking the federal government to release more water out of Hungry Horse Reservoir into Flathead Lake as flow levels reach historic lows.

Mack Days, the annual fishing contest on Flathead Lake, will return next week. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks will open some watercraft inspection stations on March 11.

There are low levels of phosphorus compared to nitrogen in Flathead Lake relative to other bodies of water, researchers found.