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Devils Lake near Devils Lake Pool (ft)Observed: 49.14 ft at 5:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 5:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 5:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 6:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 7:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 7:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 8:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 9:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 9:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 10:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 10:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 11:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 11:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 12:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 12:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 1:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 1:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 2:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 2:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 3:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 3:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 4:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 4:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 5:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 5:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 6:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 7:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 7:45AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 8:15AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 8:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 9:15AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 9:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 10:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 10:45AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 11:15AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 11:45AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 12:15PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 12:45PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 1:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 1:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 2:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 2:45PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 3:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 3:45PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 4:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 4:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 5:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 5:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Observation: 49.17 ft at 6:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 6:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 7:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 7:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 9:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 9:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 10:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 10:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 11:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 11:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 12:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 12:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 1:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 1:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 2:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 2:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 3:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 3:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 4:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 4:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 5:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 5:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 6:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 7:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 8:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 9:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 9:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.16 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.15 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.11 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 8:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 8:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 9:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 9:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 10:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 10:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 11:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 11:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 12:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 12:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 1:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 1:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 2:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.11 ft at 2:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.14 ft at 3:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.12 ft at 3:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.13 ft at 3:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 49.11 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDCBN8(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (5:04PM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 49.11 ft at 4:00 PM CDT 28-Mar-2024. 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Historic Crests
(1) 1,454.30 ft on 06/27/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 1,450.33 ft on 07/08/2020
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Low Water Records
(1) 1,400.87 ft on 10/24/1940
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1460 Top of dike raised to this elevation in 2006 (current dike protection level plus 5.0 feet of freeboard equal top of dike elevation).
1459 Prior to January 2010, the height that Devils Lake/Stump Lake spills into Sheyenne River through Tolna Coulee. Combined area of Devils and Stump Lakes would be 450 sq mi.
1458 Tolna Coulee clean-out height (January 2010).
1456 Amtrak service from Grand Forks to Devils Lake affected due to water on track.
1455 Current dike protection level (2006; without freeboard). Combined area of Devils and Stump Lakes would be 227 sq mi.
1454.3 **** Record level - June 27, 2011 - USGS Max Daily Average ****
1450 ND SWC Devils Lake pump-down target for state's outlets operations.
1449.2 Drainage problems for Minnewaukan. Ramsey Co. Hwy 2 affected.
1449 Devils Lake at 213 sq mi.
1448.3 US Hwy 281 (north of Minnewaukan) closed during high winds.
1448 Devils Lake at 202 sq mi.
1447.2 Devils Lake at 195 sq mi.
1447.1 Devils Lake spilled into Stump Lake (August 1999; previous overflow in the 1820s).
1447 Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM). Devils Lake at 191 sq mi.
1446.5 Approximate height of Jerusalem Coulee from East Lake to West Stump Lake (surveyed by ND SWC 2021).
1438.4 Devils Lake at 140 sq mi. First recorded lake level (1867).
1422.4 Devils Lake at 68 sq mi (October 1992).
1400.9 Devils Lake at 10 sq mi (October 1940).
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Latitude: 48.099444° N, Longitude: 98.902778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 0.1 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 1401.33 ft Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1400.00 ft Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
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