Heart River (North Dakota)

This article is about the river in North Dakota. For Heart River (disambiguation), see Heart River.
Heart River
The Heart River, near Mandan, North Dakota, 1949.
A map of the Missouri River watershed, highlighting the Heart River.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
Physical characteristics
SourceNear Saddle Butte
 • locationBelfield, Billings County
 • coordinates46°56′13″N 103°13′49″W / 46.93694°N 103.23028°W / 46.93694; -103.23028[1]
 • elevation2,740 ft (840 m)
MouthMissouri River
 • location
Mandan, Morton County
 • coordinates
46°46′03″N 100°50′31″W / 46.76750°N 100.84194°W / 46.76750; -100.84194[1]
 • elevation
1,624 ft (495 m)
Length180 mi (290 km)
Basin size3,370 sq mi (8,700 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationMandan, about 3 mi (4.8 km) above the mouth[3]
 • average269 cu ft/s (7.6 m3/s)[4]
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum30,500 cu ft/s (860 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftGreen River, Missouri River

The Heart River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 180 miles (290 km) long, in western North Dakota, United States.[1]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heart River
  2. ^ "Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  3. ^ "USGS Gage #06349000 on the Heart River near Mandan, ND" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1924–2011. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  4. ^ "USGS Gage #06349000 on the Heart River near Mandan, ND" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1924–2011. Retrieved 2013-01-31.