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Around Buffalo River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Buffalo River is a 37.8 mile river near River Keepers in North Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buffalo River near Dilworth, MN (site 05062000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1931 to 2026
Buffalo River typically runs highest in April, at a median 343 cfs, and lowest in January, at 25 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,500 cfs, in 1975.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 13 to 49 |
| February | 25 | 14 to 47 |
| March | 56 | 24 to 170 |
| April | 343 | 139 to 808 |
| May | 198 | 90 to 375 |
| June | 127 | 57 to 313 |
| July | 80 | 33 to 231 |
| August | 41 | 17 to 84 |
| September | 35 | 17 to 79 |
| October | 48 | 26 to 112 |
| November | 57 | 29 to 95 |
| December | 34 | 20 to 66 |
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 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buffalo River near Dilworth, MN (site 05062000). 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 Buffalo River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Red RiverRed RiverPublic
- Red RiverRed RiverPublic
- Johnson ParkRed River of the NorthPublic
- Lee LakeLee LakePublic
- Tilde LakeTilde LakePublic
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