USGS Streamgage 06340500
Knife River at Hazen, ND
Knife River at Hazen, ND is USGS streamgage 06340500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10130201. It drains a watershed of about 2,240 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1929. Typical flow runs near 53.4 cfs in July and 139 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 2,240 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,731 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10130201
- Coordinates
- 47.28528, -101.62211
- USGS site number
- 06340500
- Records begin
- 1929-04-01 (97 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 97 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 16.2 | 40.2 | |
| February | 6 | 22.2 | 234.7 | |
| March | 22.9 | 147.2 | 1,840.4 | |
| April | 44.2 | 139 | 1,123.1 | |
| May | 25.5 | 76 | 414.5 | |
| June | 23.5 | 78.8 | 537.7 | |
| July | 16 | 53.4 | 216.7 | |
| August | 8.9 | 31.9 | 97.4 | |
| September | 8.4 | 25.4 | 72.2 | |
| October | 12.3 | 29.9 | 79.6 | |
| November | 14 | 31.5 | 67.9 | |
| December | 8.7 | 23.3 | 47.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).