About this river
Red River of the North is a 36.7 mile river near Scheels in North Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red River of the North at Hickson, ND (site 05051522). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1976 to 2026
Red River of the North typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,410 cfs, and lowest in December, at 382 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 22,700 cfs, in 2009.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 415 | 243 to 599 | |
| February | 420 | 290 to 646 | |
| March | 887 | 472 to 1,420 | |
| April | 1,410 | 782 to 2,980 | |
| May | 1,340 | 810 to 2,630 | |
| June | 1,310 | 703 to 2,310 | |
| July | 1,110 | 532 to 1,960 | |
| August | 598 | 329 to 984 | |
| September | 420 | 216 to 851 | |
| October | 407 | 215 to 827 | |
| November | 397 | 204 to 687 | |
| December | 382 | 230 to 565 |
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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red River of the North at Hickson, ND (site 05051522). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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