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Around Sweetbriar Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · 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
Sweetbriar Creek is a 56.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sweetbriar Creek near Judson, ND (site 06348500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1951 to 2026
Sweetbriar Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 6.7 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,020 cfs, in 2009.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.3 | 0.2 to 0.6 |
| February | 0.4 | 0.2 to 0.7 |
| March | 3.4 | 1.0 to 16 |
| April | 6.7 | 3.2 to 21 |
| May | 3.7 | 1.2 to 11 |
| June | 2.7 | 0.7 to 6.2 |
| July | 1.1 | 0.4 to 3.4 |
| August | 0.6 | 0.2 to 1.8 |
| September | 0.5 | 0.2 to 1.4 |
| October | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.8 |
| November | 0.5 | 0.4 to 0.9 |
| December | 0.4 | 0.3 to 0.7 |
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 51 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sweetbriar Creek near Judson, ND (site 06348500). 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 Sweetbriar Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Crown Butte DamCrown Butte DamPublic
- Sweet Briar LakeSweet Briar LakePublic
- Sweet Briar LakeSweet Briar LakePublic
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