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Weather Forecast Office Eastern North Dakota/Grand Forks, ND North Central River Forecast Center
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Forest River at Minto Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.96 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.98 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.98 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.99 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.99 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.99 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Highest Observation: 3.01 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 3.1 ft 1:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 3.2 ft 7:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 3.4 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 4.1 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4.3 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4.5 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4.7 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4.9 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 5 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 5.1 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 5.1 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 5.1 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 5.1 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 5 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 4.9 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 4.8 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4.6 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4.4 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4.3 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.5 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.4 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.2 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.1 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesMTON8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:22PM May 19, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:29PM May 19)Latest observed value: 3.01 ft at 10:15 PM CDT 19-May-2013. Flood Stage is 6 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Forest River at Minto 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:11
Moderate Flood Stage:8
Flood Stage:6
Action Stage:4.5

Historical Crests
(1) 11.80 ft on 04/19/1948
(2) 11.80 ft on 04/18/1950
(3) 9.27 ft on 03/29/2004
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11 Major Flood Stage.
10.4 Bridge with wire-weight gage upstream from gage house floods.
8 Moderate Flood Stage. River may bypass Minto to the south and flow into Lake Ardock. Urban flooding starts.
7.5 Old Hwy 81 is underwater.
6 Flood Warning Stage...minor. Left bank flooding. Bankfull Stage.
4.5 Forecast Service Stage.
4 Right bank flooding.
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Latitude: 48.286111° N, Longitude: 97.369722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 6 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 806.95 ft 812.95 ft  

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