USGS Streamgage 06339500
Knife River near Golden Valley, ND
Knife River near Golden Valley, ND is USGS streamgage 06339500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10130201. It drains a watershed of about 1,230 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1903. Typical flow runs near 17.2 cfs in July and 60.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,230 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,861 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10130201
- Coordinates
- 47.15439, -102.05999
- USGS site number
- 06339500
- Records begin
- 1903-06-01 (123 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 123 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 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 12.6 | |
| February | 1.1 | 6.2 | 86.4 | |
| March | 6.9 | 50.1 | 934.6 | |
| April | 13.9 | 60.7 | 757.3 | |
| May | 7.2 | 27.1 | 203.9 | |
| June | 6.6 | 27.6 | 296.5 | |
| July | 3.5 | 17.2 | 105.1 | |
| August | 1.2 | 8.4 | 46.5 | |
| September | 1.3 | 6.7 | 29.5 | |
| October | 2.5 | 8.4 | 29 | |
| November | 3.9 | 9.4 | 24.5 | |
| December | 2.3 | 7 | 14 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).