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Lewis and Clark Riverboat
Lewis and Clark Riverboat

Lewis and Clark Riverboat

Lewis and Clark Riverboat is a kayak tour operator in Bismarck.

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Around Lewis and Clark Riverboat

Colonial RV Park1.2 miDakota Prairie National Grasslands4.3 mi10 mi

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

Typical flow by month

1954 to 2026

The water at Lewis and Clark Riverboat typically runs highest in February, at a median 24,400 cfs, and lowest in October, at 16,000 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 154,000 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Missouri River at Bismarck, ND, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January21,90018,200 to 26,700
February24,40017,900 to 29,300
March20,90015,800 to 26,800
April19,90015,450 to 24,900
May21,50016,900 to 26,700
June22,20018,100 to 29,350
July22,00018,700 to 29,300
August22,20019,500 to 29,000
September20,40016,250 to 25,750
October16,00013,400 to 27,200
November18,00013,200 to 27,100
December19,20015,900 to 22,800

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 72 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Missouri River at Bismarck, ND (site 06342500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

70Go/ 100

FogHigh 50°F, low 28°FRain 0%Wind 8 kt, gusts 17

Streamflow

13,000 cfs

Below normal (23rd)

Water level

3.79 ft

Water

49°F

Air quality

23 Good

Bismarck Residential monitor, 5 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 14.5 ft. NWS reads 3.76 ft here.

NWS issues forecasts here only during high water.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.

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