USGS Streamgage 06331000
Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston, ND
Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston, ND is USGS streamgage 06331000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10110102. It drains a watershed of about 875 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1954. Typical flow runs near 9.4 cfs in July and 33 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 875 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,880 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10110102
- Coordinates
- 48.28447, -103.57297
- USGS site number
- 06331000
- Records begin
- 1954-06-01 (72 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 72 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 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 13.2 | |
| February | 3.7 | 7.3 | 28.5 | |
| March | 7.5 | 24.5 | 485.4 | |
| April | 13 | 33 | 244.5 | |
| May | 9.4 | 18.8 | 62.2 | |
| June | 6.2 | 13.7 | 52.5 | |
| July | 3.9 | 9.4 | 42.4 | |
| August | 3.1 | 6.3 | 12.5 | |
| September | 3.5 | 6.4 | 14 | |
| October | 6 | 9.2 | 16.4 | |
| November | 7.6 | 11 | 17.6 | |
| December | 4.9 | 9.4 | 13.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).