About this river
Missouri River is a 25.7 mile river near Lewis and Clark Riverboat in North Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Missouri River at Bismarck, ND (site 06342500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1954 to 2026
Missouri River 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.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21,900 | 18,200 to 26,700 | |
| February | 24,400 | 17,900 to 29,300 | |
| March | 20,900 | 15,800 to 26,800 | |
| April | 19,900 | 15,450 to 24,900 | |
| May | 21,500 | 16,900 to 26,700 | |
| June | 22,200 | 18,100 to 29,350 | |
| July | 22,000 | 18,700 to 29,300 | |
| August | 22,200 | 19,500 to 29,000 | |
| September | 20,400 | 16,250 to 25,750 | |
| October | 16,000 | 13,400 to 27,200 | |
| November | 18,000 | 13,200 to 27,100 | |
| December | 19,200 | 15,900 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.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Missouri River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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