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Heart River in North Dakota

River40.3 mi

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Around Heart River

Schnell Ranch Recreation Area9.2 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Heart River is a 40.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Heart River near Richardton, ND (site 06345500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1903 to 2026

Heart River typically runs highest in April, at a median 57 cfs, and lowest in January, at 5.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,000 cfs, in 1950.

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Typical flow by month at Heart River near Richardton, ND, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5.02.3 to 11
February6.92.5 to 20
March5118 to 248
April5728 to 144
May3115 to 71
June3916 to 93
July208.3 to 48
August9.73.5 to 21
September8.33.7 to 16
October115.2 to 19
November138.0 to 19
December9.05.0 to 14

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 102 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Heart River near Richardton, ND (site 06345500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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