![]() In 2022, the Flathead Lakers took over management of the program. ![]() In 2018, the program has grown to 10 beaches around the lake. In 2017 FLOW Swimmers (Flathead Lake Open Water Swimmers) launched a sampling program of three local beaches. Water at Flathead Lake's bathing beaches is monitored for recreational water quality during effective swimming season: July 5th through September 5th. As one of the cleanest in the world, Flathead Lake is perfect for OPEN WATER SWIMMING! No sharks, no jellyfish, and no lane lanes, just clear, clean, and crisp water! Please use caution!įlathead Lake in northwest Montana is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi slightly larger than Lake Tahoe at 27.3 mi. Beach conditions change constantly, and it is never wise to swim in open water up to 48-hours after a heavy rain. Please report your pollution concerns so Affiliates can help keep other beach-goers safe. Stay alert and check for other swimming hazards such as dangerous currents and tides. Always obey signs at the beach or advisories from official government agencies. Swim Guide shares the best information we have at the moment you ask for it. There are no available concessions, so bring your own food and beverages. Bathrooms are available and parking is easy. Summer air temperatures average in the mid-70s to mid-80s. Average water temps in June are in the 60s, 70s in July and August, and then back down again in September. Unless you like your water COLD, the effective swimming season is June through September. In addition to a nice area for open water swimming, kids can be found during the summer months jumping and playing on the intermediate docks located within the swimming area. The park offers a very large, roped off swimming area between two fishing docks (about 250m apart) and stretching 30m out from the beach. As one of the cleanest in the world, Flathead Lake is perfect for OPEN WATER SWIMMING! No sharks, no jellyfish, and no lane lanes.just clear, clean, and crisp water! Salish Point is located on the lake's southern shore in Polson, MT. Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.įlathead Lake in northwest Montana is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi slightly larger than Lake Tahoe at 27.3 mi. Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency. ![]() This status does not indicate current water quality. This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. We may manually set the status for a specific beach if we have concerns about the sampling protocol, if there is an emergency, if monitoring practices don't exist or have recently changed, or other reasons that render this site "special." Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more. Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time. Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more. ![]() This means that rather than displaying current data it displays the beach's average water quality for that year. When swimming season is over or when a beach's water quality data has not been updated frequently enough (weekly) it goes into historical status. Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable. Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards. You can currently pick up 6packs of the Swimmer’s Itch at the FLBC Pubhouse in Bigfork and this will soon be available in stores throughout Montana.Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards. Malt: Pilsner, Wheat, Munich, and Vienna. Sweet orange peel and coriander add a citrusy/spicy character that rounds out this classic style. The Belgian yeast strain produces loads of fruity esters, with clove and banana in the forefront. Swimming in the lake in the summer is one of the greater adventures of living in the Treasure State. Our Belgian-style Swimmer’s Itch Saison is a liquid ode to summertime on Flathead Lake. This beer is light, refreshing and the perfect accompaniment to all of your summer adventures! beer fans! We have started canning our first Belgian beer in cans, the Swimmer’s Itch Saison. ![]() No Comments - Category: Beer, News - Posted by: fhadmin Swimmer’s Itch Saison Now Available in Cans! 07 / 06 / 2018 ![]()
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