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Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
North Branch Rapid River is a 6.0 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rapid River near Baudette, MN (site 05134200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1957 to 2026
North Branch Rapid River typically runs highest in April, at a median 692 cfs, and lowest in February, at 8.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,460 cfs, in 1985.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 8.1 to 27 |
| February | 8.8 | 4.9 to 16 |
| March | 14 | 6.9 to 36 |
| April | 692 | 202 to 1,425 |
| May | 574 | 305 to 1,070 |
| June | 380 | 143 to 800 |
| July | 180 | 90 to 422 |
| August | 43 | 10 to 158 |
| September | 49 | 9.2 to 246 |
| October | 131 | 30 to 498 |
| November | 173 | 59 to 271 |
| December | 39 | 18 to 72 |
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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rapid River near Baudette, MN (site 05134200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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