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North Branch Little Heart River near Bismarck, ND

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

North Branch Little Heart River is a 9.1 mile stream near Lewis and Clark Riverboat in North Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Heart River near Mandan, ND (site 06349000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1924 to 2026

North Branch Little Heart River typically runs highest in April, at a median 230 cfs, and lowest in January, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,400 cfs, in 1950.

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Typical flow by month at Heart River near Mandan, ND, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January124.0 to 30
February123.0 to 34
March10030 to 689
April23075 to 724
May11651 to 288
June13165 to 293
July9053 to 180
August7043 to 108
September5631 to 97
October4123 to 68
November3323 to 51
December2012 to 38

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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Heart River near Mandan, ND (site 06349000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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