Maple River in North Dakota
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Maple River is a 33.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Maple River below Mapleton, ND (site 05060100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2026
Maple River typically runs highest in April, at a median 178 cfs, and lowest in February, at 4.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,510 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4 | 1.5 to 12 |
| February | 4.5 | 0.3 to 13 |
| March | 19 | 4.2 to 137 |
| April | 178 | 56 to 791 |
| May | 106 | 32 to 557 |
| June | 87 | 24 to 327 |
| July | 56 | 15 to 185 |
| August | 18 | 5.5 to 36 |
| September | 16 | 3.6 to 42 |
| October | 14 | 4.1 to 39 |
| November | 18 | 7.0 to 37 |
| December | 10 | 4.5 to 21 |
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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Maple River below Mapleton, ND (site 05060100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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