USGS Streamgage 06336000
Little Missouri River at Medora, ND
Little Missouri River at Medora, ND is USGS streamgage 06336000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10110203. It drains a watershed of about 6,190 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1903. Typical flow runs near 177.1 cfs in July and 273.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 6,190 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,269 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10110203
- Coordinates
- 46.91684, -103.53228
- USGS site number
- 06336000
- Records begin
- 1903-05-01 (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 | 0 | 3.7 | 53.8 | |
| February | 0 | 18.5 | 347.4 | |
| March | 32.2 | 307.3 | 3,756.5 | |
| April | 57.6 | 273.5 | 3,047.7 | |
| May | 30.7 | 211.7 | 2,138.4 | |
| June | 36.9 | 344 | 2,713 | |
| July | 18.3 | 177.1 | 884.7 | |
| August | 5.7 | 56.9 | 498.2 | |
| September | 3.5 | 38.4 | 306.6 | |
| October | 6.3 | 36.3 | 281 | |
| November | 8.2 | 29.9 | 124.8 | |
| December | 1.5 | 11.9 | 62.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).