Red River of the North in North Dakota
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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Red River of the North is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red River of the North at Grand Forks, ND (site 05082500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1904 to 2026
Red River of the North typically runs highest in April, at a median 6,075 cfs, and lowest in February, at 805 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 127,000 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 895 | 420 to 1,560 |
| February | 805 | 428 to 1,550 |
| March | 1,300 | 761 to 2,540 |
| April | 6,075 | 2,585 to 15,000 |
| May | 4,070 | 2,130 to 8,100 |
| June | 3,690 | 1,780 to 6,825 |
| July | 2,630 | 1,240 to 5,300 |
| August | 1,380 | 653 to 2,690 |
| September | 1,340 | 610 to 2,325 |
| October | 1,420 | 598 to 2,400 |
| November | 1,275 | 625 to 2,180 |
| December | 1,070 | 446 to 1,830 |
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 122 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red River of the North at Grand Forks, ND (site 05082500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Red River of the North, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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