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Weather Forecast Office Eastern North Dakota/Grand Forks, ND

North Central River Forecast Center

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River at a Glance

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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Forecasts for the Marsh River near Shelly are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 23 Moderate Flood Stage: 20 Flood Stage: 14 Action Stage: 13 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 25.45 ft on 04/18/1997 (2) 25.01 ft on 04/03/2006 (3) 24.95 ft on 03/25/2009 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 18.96 ft on 04/24/2022 (2) 5.70 ft on 03/12/2021 (3) 20.04 ft on 04/09/2020 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 6.77 ft on 09/26/1997 For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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23	MAJOR FLOOD STAGE.
20	MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. Agricultural flooding begins.
14	MINOR FLOOD STAGE.
13	ACTION STAGE/FORECAST SERVICE STAGE.

About This Location

Latitude: 47.412500° N, Longitude: 96.763889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 14 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 842.02 ft 856.02 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 841.14 ft 855.14 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Shelly

Additional Information

Probabilistic Flood Outlook Summary (PFOS) Graphics How low could the river get?

Resources

Hydrologic Resources Text Products Past Precipitation Forecast Precipitation River Forecast Centers River Stage Summary NWS HADS Page ND USGS Gage Page MN USGS Gage Page MN DNR Gage Page NWS Daily Briefing Page Inundation Mapping Locations Guide to NWS Hydrologic Information on the Web Devils Lake Decision Support Web Page NWS WPC Excessive Rain

Additional Resources Area Hydrographs NWS Precipitation and River Forecasting AHPS Iframes for Developers Mobile iNWS for emergency management NCRFC Info & Products Lake Wind-Wave Forecast Agricultural Info for Eastern ND & Northwest MN International Water Institute Flood Outlooks Flood Outlook Archive Probabilistic Flood Outlook Summary (PFOS) Graphics

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