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Weather Forecast Office Eastern North Dakota/Grand Forks, ND North Central River Forecast Center
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Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
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Park River at Grafton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 8.39 ft at 4:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 5:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 5:15PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 8.4 ft at 5:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 5:45PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 8.4 ft at 6:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 6:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 6:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 6:45PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 8.4 ft at 7:00PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 8.4 ft at 7:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 7:30PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 8.4 ft at 7:45PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 8.4 ft at 8:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 8:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 8:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 8:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 9:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 9:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.39 ft at 9:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 9:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 10:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 10:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 10:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 10:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 11:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 11:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 11:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 11:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 12:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 12:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 12:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 12:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 1:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 1:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 1:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 1:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 2:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 2:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 2:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 2:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 3:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 3:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 3:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 3:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 4:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 4:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 4:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 4:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 5:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 5:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 5:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 5:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.35 ft at 6:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 6:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 6:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 6:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 7:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 7:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 7:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 7:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 9:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 9:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 9:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 9:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.3 ft at 11:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.3 ft at 12:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.3 ft at 12:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 12:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 12:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 1:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 1:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.3 ft at 1:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 1:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 2:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 2:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.3 ft at 2:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 2:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 3:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 3:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 3:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 3:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 4:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 4:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 4:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 4:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 5:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 5:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 5:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 5:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 6:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 6:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 6:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 6:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 7:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.26 ft at 7:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.26 ft at 7:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.26 ft at 7:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.26 ft at 8:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.26 ft at 8:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 8:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 8:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 9:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 9:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 9:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 9:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 10:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 10:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 10:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.24 ft at 10:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.24 ft at 11:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.24 ft at 11:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.24 ft at 11:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.24 ft at 11:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.24 ft at 12:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.24 ft at 12:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.24 ft at 12:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.24 ft at 12:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 1:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 1:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 1:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 1:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 2:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 2:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 2:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 4:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 4:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 4:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 5:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 6:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.2 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.21 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.21 ft at 7:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.2 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.21 ft at 8:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 8:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.21 ft at 8:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.21 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.21 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.21 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.2 ft at 9:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.21 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.19 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.2 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.19 ft at 10:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.19 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.2 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 11:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.2 ft at 12:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.17 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.19 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.19 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.19 ft at 1:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 2:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.17 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.17 ft at 3:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 3:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 4:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 4:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 5:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 6:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 7:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 10:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 12:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.13 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 1:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 2:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 3:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 4:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 5:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 6:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 7:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 7:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 7:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 8:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 8:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 8:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 9:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 9:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 9:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 10:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 10:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 10:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 11:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 11:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 11:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 12:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 12:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 12:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 1:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 1:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 1:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 2:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 2:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 2:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 3:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 3:30PM Jun 18, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGRNN8(plotting HGIR2) Graph Created (4:42PM Jun 18, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 8.07 ft at 3:30 PM CDT 18-Jun-2013. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Park River at Grafton 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:14.5
Moderate Flood Stage:13.5
Flood Stage:12
Action Stage:9

Historical Crests
(1) 16.52 ft on 04/19/1950
(2) 16.45 ft on 04/19/1948
(3) 16.15 ft on 03/29/2004
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15 Storm sewer drains...Armory.
14.5 Major Flood Stage. Flooding on 300 block of Noben Avenue.
14 Flooding on 100 block of Griggs Avenue.
13.5 Moderate Flood Stage. Water level is at the top of hydrants at 3rd and Western.Water reaches 2nd and Burgamott.
12.5 City park begins to flood. 5th Street West and Golf Course road blocked.
12 Flood Warning Stage...minor. Water in Leistikow park at 3rd and Eastern.
11.8 Bankfull Stage.
9 Forecast Service Stage.
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Latitude: 48.424722° N, Longitude: 97.411667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 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 811 ft 823 ft  

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