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Cannonball River in North Dakota

River62.1 mi
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Around Cannonball River

10 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Cannonball River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cannonball River at Regent, ND (site 06350000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2026

Cannonball River typically runs highest in April, at a median 17 cfs, and lowest in January, at 2.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,880 cfs, in 1978.

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Typical flow by month at Cannonball River at Regent, ND, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2.91.3 to 4.7
February3.81.8 to 6.0
March115.5 to 56
April179.4 to 50
May115.5 to 30
June125.3 to 33
July6.43.1 to 15
August3.62.0 to 6.9
September3.52.0 to 5.5
October4.02.6 to 6.1
November4.33.2 to 6.0
December3.72.5 to 5.4

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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cannonball River at Regent, ND (site 06350000). 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 Cannonball River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Mott WatershedMott WatershedPublic
  • Larson LakeLarson LakePublic

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