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Weather Forecast Office Eastern North Dakota/Grand Forks, ND North Central River Forecast Center
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South Buffalo River at Sabin Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 7.6 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.6 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.6 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 7:26AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 7:41AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 7:56AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 8:11AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.63 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.63 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.63 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.63 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 7:26AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 7:41AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 7:56AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 8:11AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.96 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.97 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.98 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.99 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.01 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.16 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.18 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.19 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.21 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.26 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.3 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.36 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.38 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.4 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.41 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.43 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.44 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.45 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.47 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.48 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.6 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.63 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.65 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.66 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.68 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.69 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.69 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.7 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.71 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.72 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.73 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.75 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.88 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.92 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.93 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.96 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.97 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.98 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.01 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.02 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.03 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.03 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.04 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.05 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.09 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.1 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.11 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.11 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.13 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.14 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.15 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.16 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.17 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.18 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.19 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.2 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.21 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.22 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.24 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.25 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.26 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.27 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.28 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.3 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.31 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.32 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.34 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.35 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.36 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.38 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.39 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.4 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.43 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.44 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.55 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.56 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.58 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.58 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.6 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.62 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.63 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.64 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.65 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.66 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 9.67 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.68 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.69 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.7 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.72 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.73 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.74 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.76 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.77 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.78 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.79 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.8 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.81 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.82 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.83 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.85 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.85 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.89 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.9 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.91 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 9.92 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Highest Observation: 9.93 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 10.7 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 11.3 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 11.8 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 12.2 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 12.5 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 12.5 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 12.3 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 12 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 11.6 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 11.3 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 10.9 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 10.6 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 9.6 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 9.4 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 9.1 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 8.7 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 8.5 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 8.3 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSABM5(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:23AM May 21, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:21PM May 20)Latest observed value: 9.93 ft at 5:45 AM CDT 21-May-2013. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the South Buffalo River at Sabin 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:19
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:12
Action Stage:11

Historical Crests
(1) 19.90 ft on 07/02/1975
(2) 19.11 ft on 04/06/1997
(3) 19.08 ft on 03/25/2009
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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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19 Major Flood Stage.
17 Bridge deck at gage floods.
15 Moderate Flood Stage.
14.2 Road to access gage floods.
14 Agricultural damage begins to occur.
13 Flooding on road cut at old meander scar east of gage begins.
12 Flood Warning Stage...Minor. Very minor flooding.
11 Forecast Service Stage.
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Latitude: 46.775556° N, Longitude: 96.627500° 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 29 902.39 ft 914.39 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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