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Devils Lake at 05056500 Devils Lake at Creel Bay Pool (ft)Observed: 1452.95 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.93 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.96 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.97 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.96 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.96 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.95 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.95 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.95 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.95 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.96 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.97 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.94 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.97 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.96 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.97 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.97 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.98 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.98 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.97 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.97 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.98 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.95 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.95 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.97 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.06 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.08 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 1453.1 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.07 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.06 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.08 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.08 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.06 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1453.08 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.09 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.07 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.06 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.06 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.06 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.98 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.97 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.98 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.98 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.98 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.05 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.04 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1452.99 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1452.98 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.03 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.02 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453.01 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1453 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDCBN8(plotting HPIR2) Graph Created (12:52AM May 24, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 1453 ft at 12:00 AM CDT 24-May-2013.
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Datum: NGVD29
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Reliability of the Forecast: Forecast data shown here are guidance values only. Please refer to your local NWS office.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Devils Lake at 05056500 Devils Lake at Creel Bay are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year.

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Historical Crests
(1) 1,454.30 ft on 06/27/2011
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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).During the recession of the last Ice Age, glacial Lake Minnewaukan spilled into Sheyenne river via Stoney Lake-Long Lake, Twin Lake, and Tolna Coulee channels.
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 (Jan 2010).
1456 Amtrak service from Grand Forks to Devils Lake affected due to water on track. (14 Mar 13)
1455 Current dike protection level (2006). Combined area of Devils and Stump Lakes would be 227 sq mi.
1454.3 Record level - June 27, 2011
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 mil.
1447.2 Devils Lake at 195 sq mi (Jul 1999).
1447.1 Devils Lake spills into Stump Lake in Aug 1999 (previous overflow in the 1820's).
1447 Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM). Devils Lake at 191 sq mi.
1446 Approximate height of Jerusalem Coulee from East Lake to West Stump Lake.
1438.4 Devils Lake at 140 Sq Mi - first recorded lake level (1867).
1422.4 Devils Lake at 68 sq mi (Oct 1992).
1400.9 Devils Lake at 10 sq mi area (Oct 1940).
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Latitude: 48.099444° N, Longitude: 98.902778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available The NWS Gage Zero Datum for the Devils Lake at Creel Bay gage is 0.000 ft referenced to NGVD29 (USGS uses 1400.000 ft re NGVD29 for their GZD).

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