Red River Of The North At Fargo, Nd Realtime Data
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, ND
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
585
Discharge (cfs)
14.5
Gauge Height (ft)
USGS 05054000
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 585 cfs, and a gauge height of 14.54 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 755 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The river's constituents include water from various tributaries, such as the Otter Tail River and the Wild Rice River, as well as rainfall and snowmelt. There are several dams on the river, including the Fargo Dam and the Grand Forks Dam. The river experiences seasonal trends, with high flow in the spring due to snowmelt and lower flow in the summer and fall. Interestingly, the Red River is known for its frequent flooding, which is caused by the river's flat gradient and the area's clay-rich soil.
July 19, 2026
| Elevation | 878.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Gage height, ft | 14.54 ft |
| Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft | 877.24 ft |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 585.0 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 1180.0 uS/cm @25C |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L | 7.0 mg/l |
| Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 ±2.5°, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) | 29.9 FNU |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 8.7 std units |
| Temperature, water, °C | 30.2 deg C |
| Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L | 47.1 mg/l |
| Percent of Normal | 44% |
| Year Over Year Average | 1,360 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 19,300 cfs |
| Geolocation | 46.86, -96.78 |
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