USGS Streamgage 06330000
Missouri River near Williston, ND
Missouri River near Williston, ND is USGS streamgage 06330000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10110101. It drains a watershed of about 164,500 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1912. Typical flow runs near 27,812.9 cfs in July and 18,326.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 164,500 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,845 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10110101
- Coordinates
- 48.10808, -103.71464
- USGS site number
- 06330000
- Records begin
- 1912-04-01 (114 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 37 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 | 4,499 | 9,701 | 16,238.7 | |
| February | 5,261.7 | 10,463.1 | 18,189.7 | |
| March | 8,666.5 | 15,006.5 | 34,148.4 | |
| April | 10,642.3 | 18,326.7 | 36,983.3 | |
| May | 13,635.5 | 23,700 | 38,777.4 | |
| June | 27,000 | 45,546.7 | 74,026.7 | |
| July | 14,381.6 | 27,812.9 | 49,871 | |
| August | 8,176.8 | 17,322.6 | 33,212.9 | |
| September | 6,544 | 15,150 | 31,510 | |
| October | 8,676.1 | 14,916.1 | 34,164.5 | |
| November | 7,585.3 | 13,123.3 | 22,593.3 | |
| December | 4,747.7 | 9,992.6 | 16,258.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- MISSOURI RIVER No. 9 at WILLISTON, ND
- Tobacco Garden Creek near Watford City, ND
- White Earth River at White Earth, ND
- White Earth River above Mouth near Manitou, ND
- Bear Den Creek near Mandaree, ND
- E. Fork Shell Creek near Parshall, ND
- Deepwater Creek at Mouth near Raub, ND
- Missouri River No. 5A at Buford, ND