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Fort Ransom State Park

Sheyenne River near Fort Ransom, ND

River62.0 mi
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Around Sheyenne River

10 mi

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

About this river

Sheyenne River is a 62.0 mile river near Fort Ransom State Park in North Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sheyenne River at Lisbon, ND (site 05058700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1957 to 2026

Sheyenne River typically runs highest in April, at a median 433 cfs, and lowest in September, at 52 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,140 cfs, in 2009.

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Typical flow by month at Sheyenne River at Lisbon, ND, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9445 to 134
February8644 to 136
March17783 to 428
April433104 to 1,420
May29871 to 793
June21066 to 621
July14628 to 542
August6120 to 298
September5223 to 295
October8226 to 304
November10741 to 261
December10946 to 180

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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sheyenne River at Lisbon, ND (site 05058700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sheyenne River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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