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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Buffalo River is a 62.0 mile river near River Keepers in North Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buffalo River near Hawley, MN (site 05061000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1945 to 2026
Buffalo River typically runs highest in April, at a median 184 cfs, and lowest in February, at 23 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,360 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 16 to 36 |
| February | 23 | 15 to 35 |
| March | 45 | 24 to 105 |
| April | 184 | 89 to 374 |
| May | 117 | 64 to 204 |
| June | 82 | 44 to 165 |
| July | 57 | 31 to 131 |
| August | 31 | 19 to 60 |
| September | 29 | 17 to 50 |
| October | 33 | 22 to 67 |
| November | 35 | 24 to 58 |
| December | 26 | 19 to 43 |
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 80 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buffalo River near Hawley, MN (site 05061000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Buffalo River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lee LakeLee LakePublic
- Red RiverRed RiverPublic
- Red RiverRed RiverPublic
- Labelle LakeEast LaBelle LakePublic
- Johnson ParkRed River of the NorthPublic
- Tilde LakeTilde LakePublic
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