Skip to content
River Keepers

River Keepers

Kayak Tour OperatorKayakingSea KayakingGuided Tours
Visit website

About

River Keepers is a kayak tour operator in Fargo. They connect the community to the Red River of the North. They offer opportunities to enjoy the Red River through activities like kayaking.

Outfitter details

Disciplines
Kayaking, Sea Kayaking, Guided Tours

Rivers & creeks near this outfitter

Loads the full map of the rivers near this listing. We leave it off by default so the page opens fast on mobile data.

Browse all rivers

Typical flow by month

1901 to 2026

The water at River Keepers typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,030 cfs, and lowest in January, at 232 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 29,100 cfs, in 2009.

Typical flow by month at Red River of the North at Fargo, ND, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January23291 to 426
February243100 to 414
March426209 to 1,140
April1,030492 to 2,535
May977457 to 1,900
June983406 to 1,955
July673285 to 1,610
August396141 to 722
September285102 to 585
October292116 to 582
November289117 to 526
December239101 to 463

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 125 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red River of the North at Fargo, ND (site 05054000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

76Go/ 100 conditions score

Streamflow

294 cfs

Normal (52nd)

Water level

14.09 ft

Water

64°F

High today

69°F

Wind

11 kt

Gusts 18 kt

Rain chance

2%

Week ahead

Tue69°F2%
Wed63°F83%
Thu72°F83%
Fri68°F36%
Sat72°F51%
Sun74°F11%
Mon80°F44%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

Free tools

Your free outdoor toolkit

In your pocket

Take every launch with you.

Free, no account needed. Put-in maps, named river reaches, and your trip log in your pocket.

  • Every launch in your pocket

  • Named reaches with class ratings on the map

  • Log your paddles in one timeline

  • Find the next put-in wherever you roam

The Paddling Hubs app dashboard

For operators

Run your paddling business?
Launch your branded surface.

Get your own branded surface in the Paddling Hubs app and a directory listing in minutes. Bookings, digital waivers, and your whole operation live in one cockpit.