Cannonball River in North Dakota
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Around Cannonball River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cannonball River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cannonball River at Breien, ND (site 06354000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1934 to 2026
Cannonball River typically runs highest in April, at a median 185 cfs, and lowest in January, at 8.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 63,100 cfs, in 1950.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9 | 1.6 to 20 |
| February | 10 | 0.8 to 35 |
| March | 120 | 30 to 656 |
| April | 185 | 76 to 566 |
| May | 103 | 42 to 322 |
| June | 137 | 46 to 353 |
| July | 72 | 25 to 174 |
| August | 29 | 6.9 to 72 |
| September | 16 | 3.1 to 39 |
| October | 15 | 5.5 to 43 |
| November | 23 | 11 to 45 |
| December | 14 | 6.0 to 28 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 91 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cannonball River at Breien, ND (site 06354000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Cannonball River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Froelich DamFroelich DamPublic
- Sheep Creek DamSheep Creek DamPublic
- Raleigh ReservoirRaleigh ReservoirPublic
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