PHOTOS: Rising rivers swamp the Flathead Valley
Flooding at Spruce Park RV Park in Evergreen on Wednesday, June 15. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
A nearby resident observes the flood waters of Garnier Creek as it flows over North Hilltop Road in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A golf cart sits beneath flood water at Meadow Lake Golf Course in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Residents wade through flood waters along US 2 in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Jordan Stanley helps Ellie Henderson through the flood waters near their home in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Flood waters inundate the backyard of a home on U.S. Hwy 2 in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Muddy and clear water meet at the confluence of the South Fork of the Flathead River and the main Flathead River on Wednesday. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
Rising flood waters from the Flathead River are shown at Spruce Park On the River RV Park & Campground in Evergreen on Wednesday, June 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The swollen Whitefish River as seen from the bridge on Rose Crossing on Wednesday, June 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flood waters surround a home on U.S. Hwy 2 in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A tractor dumps gravel to reinforce U.S. 2 in Bad Rock Canyon after flooding left the road partially underwater Wednesday, June 15. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
Rising flood waters from the Flathead River are shown at Spruce Park On the River RV Park & Campground in Evergreen on Wednesday, June 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Dale Cordell and Bill McLeod watch the waters of the Flathead River from the bridge on Holt Stage on Wednesday, June 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Rising flood waters from the Flathead River surround a home at Spruce Park On the River RV Park & Campground in Evergreen on Wednesday, June 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flood waters cover Meadow Lake Golf Course in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Flood waters surround a home on U.S. Hwy 2 in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Flood waters inundate the backyard of a home on U.S. Hwy 2 in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
The swollen Whitefish River as seen from the bridge on Rose Crossing on Wednesday, June 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flood waters surround a home on U.S. Hwy 2 in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Gary Stansberry stands in floodwaters around his home on Trumble Creek Wednesday morning near Columbia Falls. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
Flood waters invade a workshop at a home on U.S. Hwy 2 in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino speaks at a press conference held outside the Flathead County Search and Rescue building on Three Mile Drive regarding area flooding, evacuations and road closures on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (Derrick Perkins/Daily Inter Lake)
The Blankenship area near Columbia Falls under several feet of water due to flooding on the Flathead River on Wednesday, June 15. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
Floodwaters flow through Spruce Park RV Park on Wednesday, June 15. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
Water flows over the Thompson Falls Dam on Wednesday, June 15. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press)
Water flows over the SKQ Dam at Polson on Wednesday, June 15. (Rob Zolman/Lake County Leader)
George Gockman surveys the flood damage around his home in Columbia Falls Wednesday, June 15. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Water spills onto Yaak River Road in Lincoln County on Wednesday, June 15. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Debris on Yaak River Road in Lincoln County on Wednesday, June 15. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
The Yaak River in Lincoln County on Wednesday, June 15. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Floodwaters from the Flathead and Whitefish rivers impacted areas of the Flathead Valley on Wednesday, June 15 as torrential rain and snow hit the region earlier in the week.
