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Devils Lake Marine & Sports Center

Sheyenne River near Devils Lake, ND

River62.1 mi

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Around Sheyenne River

10 mi

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

About this river

Sheyenne River is a 62.1 mile river near Devils Lake Marine & Sports Center in North Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sheyenne R above Devils LK State Outlet near Flora, ND (site 05055300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2005 to 2026

Sheyenne River typically runs highest in April, at a median 99 cfs, and lowest in January, at 5.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,060 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Sheyenne R above Devils LK State Outlet near Flora, ND, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5.52.5 to 10
February5.52.2 to 10
March419.7 to 124
April9938 to 351
May9534 to 245
June6135 to 140
July2410 to 78
August193.8 to 38
September101.8 to 28
October175.2 to 30
November189.1 to 41
December9.25.4 to 13

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 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sheyenne R above Devils LK State Outlet near Flora, ND (site 05055300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sheyenne River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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