Webcam on Red River at Grand Forks, ND

 What's New

 Data Center

 Information Center

• Floods and Photos
• Historic Data

 USGS IN YOUR STATE

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

 RSS Feeds

A Photographic Journey up the Missouri River in North Dakota - Bismarck and Mandan

 Photographs of the Missouri River at Bismarck and Mandan

View of the Missouri River from the University of Mary south of Bismarck, North Dakota

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Overview of Fort Abraham Lincoln, North Dakota, winter, showing stables, barracks, officer's houses, other buildings and Missouri River; barren landscape.

Created/Published between 1874 and 1889

Credit: Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library

Reconstructed Mandan earth lodge at Fort Lincoln State Park, south of Mandan

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Reconstructed Mandan earth lodge at Fort Lincoln State Park, south of Mandan

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

View of Missouri River

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Heart River near Mandan, North Dakota, looking downstream from highway bridge, gage height 4.34. Real-time streamflow and gage height data and water quality data for the Heart River may be viewed on the National Water Information System web site (NWISWeb).

August 17, 1949

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Heart River flood, Mandan Training School

Spring 1943

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Heart River near Mandan, North Dakota

April 1943

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Heart River near Mandan, North Dakota

April 1943

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Heart River Flood Mandan, North Dakota, Training School

Spring 1943

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Aerial photograph of Bismarck/Mandan and Missouri River

September 17, 1997

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Bismarck/Mandan flood

1996

Credit: North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Liberty Memorial Bridge at Bismarck, overview of north side of bridge, looking south

1990

Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Historic American Buildings Survey or Historic American Engineering Record, Reproduction Number HAER, ND,8-BISMA,2-

Missouri River with North Dakota State Capitol in the background

Credit: North Dakota Tourism Department

Missouri River with North Dakota State Capitol in the background

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

View of houses partially submerged in a flooded river, possibly the Missouri River in North Dakota. In background, more houses and buildings along the river are shown.

Created/Published between 1874 and 1889

Credit: Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library

Missouri River at Bismarck, North Dakota

View from Memorial Highway Bridge looking upstream, showing channel under partial ice cover.  Ice had not started to move out.

April 1, 1953

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Missouri River at Bismarck, North Dakota

Picture taken from waters edge at water plant, showing moving ice and railroad bridge at 3 P.M.  Gage height 21.7. Real-time streamflow and gage height data and water quality data for the Missouri River at Bismarck may be viewed on the National Water Information System web site (NWISWeb).

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

View of the construction on the Northern Pacific Railroad's bridge over the Missouri River near Bismarck, North Dakota.

Created/Published between 1881 and 1882

Credit: Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library

View of construction of railroad bridge with large group of people gathered to watch. Several horse-drawn carriages are present. Bridge is the Northern Pacific Railroad's bridge over the Missouri River near Bismarck, North Dakota.

Created/Published between 1881 and 1882

Credit: Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library

Bismarck Bridges

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

The Rosebud, historic Missouri River boat that went up the River from Bismarck, N.D. to Coalbanks in Montana, head of navigation.

ca. 1878

Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

"Steamer, Far West, the heroine of the upper river"
Steamer (or Sternwheeler) Far West - used to transport Major Marcus Albert Reno's wounded soldiers from Battle at Little Bighorn to Fort Lincoln, North Dakota, in record time down Missouri River, 700 miles in 54 hours; also captained by Grant Marsh as base of supplies for Yellowstone Expedition; spars, suspended upright, near bow used to navigate upper Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers; photograph of a captioned photograph.

Created/Published between 1880 and 1900

Credit: Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library

Lewis & Clark River boat on the Missouri River

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Grant Marsh Interstate 94 bridge and Bismarck (railroad) bridge over the Missouri River

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

View of the Missouri River from Chief Looking's Village Overlook, Bismarck

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Bismarck, North Dakota flood

1996

Credit: North Dakota Game and Fish Department

The Missouri River along the Lewis and Clark Trail in North Dakota

Credit: North Dakota Tourism Department

To Top of Page

Lewis & Clark Home