Flow Rate
The United States Geological Survey operates a stream gauge on the river 3.2 miles (5.1 km) northwest of Abercrombie. Between 1932 and 2005, the annual mean flow of the river at the gauge was 104 cubic feet per second (3 m³/s). The river's highest flow during the period was 9,540 ft³/s (270 m³/s) on April 11, 1969. Readings of zero have also been recorded.
At an upstream gauge near Rutland in Sargent County, the annual mean flow between 1960 and 1982 was 8.36 ft³/s (0 m³/s). A reading of 2,700 ft³/s (76 m³/s) was recorded on April 3, 1997.
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