USGS Streamgage 06340010
Knife River near Beulah, ND
Knife River near Beulah, ND is USGS streamgage 06340010, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10130201. It drains a watershed of about 1,880 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2010. Typical flow runs near 60.8 cfs in July and 141.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,880 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,777 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10130201
- Coordinates
- 47.25389, -101.78556
- USGS site number
- 06340010
- Records begin
- 2010-03-01 (16 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 16 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
Only 9 of 12 months have enough record to summarize; the rest are omitted.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 36.4 | 126.5 | 1,447 | |
| April | 42.8 | 141.7 | 2,054 | |
| May | 39.4 | 107.5 | 942.3 | |
| June | 30.7 | 83.6 | 796.4 | |
| July | 19 | 60.8 | 271.5 | |
| August | 17.8 | 35.9 | 500 | |
| September | 13.3 | 35.4 | 403.8 | |
| October | — | 36 | — | |
| November | — | 34.7 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).