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Eastern Stump Lake near Lakota Pool (ft)Observed: 49.47 ft at 11:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 49.45 ft at 11:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 49.45 ft at 12:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.5 ft at 12:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.51 ft at 12:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.46 ft at 12:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.43 ft at 1:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.44 ft at 1:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.49 ft at 1:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.48 ft at 1:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.44 ft at 2:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.43 ft at 2:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.48 ft at 2:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 2:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 3:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.44 ft at 3:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.41 ft at 3:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.43 ft at 3:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.5 ft at 4:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 4:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.49 ft at 4:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.44 ft at 4:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.46 ft at 5:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.49 ft at 5:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.45 ft at 6:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.48 ft at 6:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 6:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 6:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.49 ft at 7:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.46 ft at 7:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.5 ft at 7:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 7:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 8:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.49 ft at 8:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.47 ft at 8:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.5 ft at 8:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 9:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.49 ft at 9:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.48 ft at 9:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 10:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 10:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 10:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.49 ft at 10:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.48 ft at 11:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 11:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 11:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.51 ft at 11:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.5 ft at 12:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.49 ft at 12:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 12:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 12:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.51 ft at 1:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.48 ft at 1:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.48 ft at 1:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 1:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 2:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.51 ft at 2:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.49 ft at 2:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.47 ft at 2:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.5 ft at 3:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 3:15PM May 07, 2024Highest Observation: 49.58 ft at 3:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 3:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.5 ft at 4:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 4:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.51 ft at 4:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.56 ft at 4:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 5:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 5:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 5:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 6:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 6:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.51 ft at 6:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.51 ft at 6:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 7:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 7:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 7:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 7:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 8:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 8:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 8:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 8:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 9:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 9:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 10:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 10:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 10:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 10:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 11:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 11:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 11:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 11:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 12:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 12:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 12:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 12:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 1:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 1:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 1:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 1:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 2:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 2:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 2:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 2:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 3:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 3:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 3:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 3:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 4:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 4:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.51 ft at 4:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 4:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 5:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 5:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.51 ft at 5:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 6:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 6:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 6:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 6:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.51 ft at 7:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 7:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 7:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 7:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 8:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 8:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 8:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 8:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 9:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 9:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 10:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 10:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 10:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 10:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 11:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 11:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 11:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 11:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 12:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 12:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 12:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 12:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 1:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 1:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 1:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 1:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 2:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 2:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 2:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 2:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 3:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 3:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 3:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 3:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 4:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 4:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 4:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 4:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 5:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 6:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 6:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 6:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 6:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 7:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 7:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 7:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 7:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 8:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 8:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 8:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 8:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 9:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 9:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 10:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 10:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 10:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 10:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 11:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 11:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 11:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 11:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 12:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 12:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 12:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 12:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 1:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 1:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 1:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 1:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 2:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 2:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 2:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 2:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 3:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 3:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 3:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 3:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 4:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 4:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 4:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 4:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 6:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 6:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 6:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 6:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 7:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 7:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 7:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 7:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 8:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 8:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 8:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 8:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 9:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 10:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 10:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 10:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 10:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 11:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 11:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 11:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 11:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 12:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 12:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.56 ft at 12:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 12:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 1:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 1:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 1:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 1:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 2:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 2:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 2:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 2:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.55 ft at 3:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 3:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 3:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 3:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 4:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 4:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 4:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 4:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 5:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 5:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 6:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 6:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 6:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 6:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 7:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 7:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 7:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 7:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.54 ft at 8:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 8:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 8:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 8:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 9:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 9:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.52 ft at 9:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 10:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 49.53 ft at 10:15PM May 09, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesESLN8(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (11:19PM May 9, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 49.53 ft at 10:15 PM CDT 9-May-2024. 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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 Control Structure spill height (May 2012). Tolna Coulee clean-out height (January 2010).
1455.9 Elevation of State Highway 1 (raised in 2001).
1454.4 **** Record level - July 2, 2011 - USGS Max Daily Average ****
1451.5 Nelson Co. Road 27 flooded.
1448 Nelson Co. Road 23 (north) flooded.
1446.5 Approximate height of Jerusalem Coulee from East Lake to West Stump Lake (surveyed by ND SWC 2021).
1435 Nelson Co. Road 23A flooded.
1434 Nelson Co. Road 23 (middle) flooded.
1425 Nelson Co. Road 23 (south) and Nelson Co. Road 15 flooded.
1406 Nelson Co. Road 4 flooded.
1339 West and East Stump Lakes merge.
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Latitude: 47.868611° N, Longitude: 98.357500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 0.1 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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NAVD88 1401.21 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
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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