USGS Streamgage 06340590
Knife River near Stanton, ND
Knife River near Stanton, ND is USGS streamgage 06340590, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10130201. It drains a watershed of about 2,500 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2013. Typical flow runs near 95.9 cfs in July and 156.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 2,500 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,694 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10130201
- Coordinates
- 47.35801, -101.39774
- USGS site number
- 06340590
- Records begin
- 2013-04-01 (13 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 13 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 | — | 153.2 | — | |
| April | — | 156.1 | — | |
| May | — | 195.6 | — | |
| June | — | 127.1 | — | |
| July | — | 95.9 | — | |
| August | — | 56.8 | — | |
| September | — | 57.9 | — | |
| October | — | 108.1 | — | |
| November | — | 56 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).