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Weather Forecast Office Eastern North Dakota/Grand Forks, ND North Central River Forecast Center
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Red River of the North at Oslo Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 23 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.97 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 22.91 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.04 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.1 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.11 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.13 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.14 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.22 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.19 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.2 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.16 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.3 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.19 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.28 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.37 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.31 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.37 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.34 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.41 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.44 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.39 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.5 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.48 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.59 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.5 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.54 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.51 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.5 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.61 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.72 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.72 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.69 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.7 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.78 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.75 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.82 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.69 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.77 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.79 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.84 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.89 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.9 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.91 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 23.87 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.97 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.93 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.05 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.95 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.05 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 23.83 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.03 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.1 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.11 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.01 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.07 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.21 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.08 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.15 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.15 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.12 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.23 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.23 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.32 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.4 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.28 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.34 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.32 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.23 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.39 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.38 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.32 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.39 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.46 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.46 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.48 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.48 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.52 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.5 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.46 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.41 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.57 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.57 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.63 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.58 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.7 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.7 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.8 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.76 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.78 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.82 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.89 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.9 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.76 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.74 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.62 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.69 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.8 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.81 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.81 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.89 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.83 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.86 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.89 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.79 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.93 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.95 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.96 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.97 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.97 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.97 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.04 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.07 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.97 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 24.92 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.05 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.07 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.01 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.09 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.03 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.11 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.12 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.16 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.18 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.07 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.19 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.08 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.14 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.19 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.31 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.18 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.17 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.15 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.27 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.31 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.27 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.29 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.24 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.3 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.32 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 25.32 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.38 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.28 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.32 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.41 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.44 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.38 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.38 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.44 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.43 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.5 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.47 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.42 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.44 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.52 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.46 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.51 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.52 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.55 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.54 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.49 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.42 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.53 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.53 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.5 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.51 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.63 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.63 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.58 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.64 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.6 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.55 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.52 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.66 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.61 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.66 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.6 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.65 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.63 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.65 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.63 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.67 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.64 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.71 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.69 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.7 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.71 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.74 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.76 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.79 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.68 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.79 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.76 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.77 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.72 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.81 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.74 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.78 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.73 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.81 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.79 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.77 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.78 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.81 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.79 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.86 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.79 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.86 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.84 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.81 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.88 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.71 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.84 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.95 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.89 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.92 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.94 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.86 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.81 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.93 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.89 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.92 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.87 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.91 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.95 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.91 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.88 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.95 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.94 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 26.02 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.9 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.96 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.94 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.81 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 26.01 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.96 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 25.98 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.01 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.95 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.89 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.91 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.94 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.96 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.99 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.85 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.01 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.97 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.98 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.02 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.88 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.98 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.94 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.91 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.9 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.97 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.91 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.94 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.04 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.97 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.99 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.99 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.99 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.09 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.03 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.02 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.03 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.04 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.02 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Observation: 26.1 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.97 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.06 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.07 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.87 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.07 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.03 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.04 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.03 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.04 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.03 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.07 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.96 ft at 11:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.91 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.02 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 26.01 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 25.94 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 26 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 26 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 26 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 25.9 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 25.8 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 25.7 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 25.6 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 25.5 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 25.4 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 25.3 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 25.2 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 25.1 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 24.9 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 24.8 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2013Forecast: 24.7 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2013Forecast: 24.6 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2013Forecast: 24.5 ft 1:00PM May 29, 2013Forecast: 24.4 ft 7:00PM May 29, 2013Forecast: 24.3 ft 1:00AM May 30, 2013Forecast: 24.1 ft 7:00AM May 30, 2013Forecast: 24 ft 1:00PM May 30, 2013Forecast: 23.9 ft 7:00PM May 30, 2013Forecast: 23.7 ft 1:00AM May 31, 2013Forecast: 23.7 ft 7:00AM May 31, 2013Forecast: 23.6 ft 1:00PM May 31, 2013Forecast: 23.5 ft 7:00PM May 31, 2013Forecast: 23.4 ft 1:00AM Jun 01, 2013Forecast: 23.3 ft 7:00AM Jun 01, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesOSLM5(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:44PM May 25, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:50AM May 25)Latest observed value: 25.94 ft at 12:15 PM CDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 26 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Red River of the North at Oslo are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Upstream Gauge - at East Grand Forks Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Drayton
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:36
Moderate Flood Stage:30
Flood Stage:26
Action Stage:23

Historical Crests
(1) 38.37 ft on 04/01/2009
(2) 38.09 ft on 04/15/2011
(3) 38.00 ft on 04/23/1997
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 01/01/1936
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
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42.2 Top of the permanent levee upstream of Hwy 1.
41.2 Top of the permanent levee downstream of Hwy 1.
37.5 State Highway 1 overtops (MN DOT).
37 Water affects the Canadian Pacific railroad tracks west of Oslo.
36.5 ND State Highway 54 has water over the road.
36 Major Flood Stage.
35.79 Top of the Walsh County agricultural dikes in Walshville Township.
30 Moderate Flood Stage.
26 Flood Warning Stage...minor. County road 2 south of Oslo is closed in sections 2 and 11 of Pulaski Township.
25.5 County road 2 between sections 2 & 11 Pulaski Township is under water.
23 Forcast Service Stage.
18 City flood gates are closed.
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Latitude: 48.194167° N, Longitude: 97.140833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 26 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 29 772.65 ft 798.65 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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