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Souris River in North Dakota

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5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

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Souris River is a 34.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Souris River near Westhope, ND (site 05124000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1929 to 2026

Souris River typically runs highest in May, at a median 423 cfs, and lowest in March, at 10 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 29,000 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Souris River near Westhope, ND, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January150.0 to 48
February120.0 to 45
March100.3 to 60
April3015.8 to 1,135
May42321 to 1,660
June19624 to 734
July10624 to 426
August4322 to 206
September3020 to 112
October2718 to 101
November230.5 to 90
December170.1 to 58

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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Souris River near Westhope, ND (site 05124000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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