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Maple River in North Dakota

River62.1 mi
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Around Maple River

Governors' RV Park9.2 miSheyenne Oaks Campground14.8 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · 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

Maple River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Maple River near Enderlin, ND (site 05059700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1956 to 2026

Maple River typically runs highest in April, at a median 88 cfs, and lowest in January, at 2.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,680 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Maple River near Enderlin, ND, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2.82.0 to 5.3
February2.82.0 to 5.0
March153.7 to 51
April8820 to 302
May3611 to 118
June175.3 to 67
July143.4 to 69
August4.22.4 to 14
September4.52.5 to 14
October4.52.6 to 12
November5.52.6 to 12
December4.02.3 to 7.4

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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Maple River near Enderlin, ND (site 05059700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Maple River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Brewer LakeBrewer LakePublic
  • Brewer LakeBrewer LakePublic

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