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Little Missouri River near the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Little Missouri River near the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

October 3, 2002

The nearest gage is the streamflow gage near Watford City, North Dakota.  Data for that gage is reported below. 

Streamflow for October 3, 2002, 7:00 am CDT, when the pictures were taken, was estimated to be 4.4 cubic feet per second.

Long-term mean streamflow for October 3 is 183 cubic feet per second
(based on 66 years of record).

On October 3, 2002, at 7:00 am CDT, the Little Missouri River near Watford City was flowing at about 2.4 percent of the long-term mean streamflow.

Little Missouri River near the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, October 3, 2002

Little Missouri River near the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, October 3, 2002 Little Missouri River near the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, October 3, 2002

Highway Map

Streamflow Graph

Recent data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey in North Dakota are preliminary and have not received final approval.

Most data relayed by satellite or other telemetry have received little or no review. Inaccuracies in the data may be present because of instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review may result in significant revisions to the data.

Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the data before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences.

Drought- Affected Streams