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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 Wahpeton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 8.11 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.03 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.03 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.01 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8.01 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 8 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.99 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.99 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.99 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.98 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.98 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.98 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.98 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.97 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.97 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.96 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.96 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.96 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Highest Observation: 8.12 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Forecast: 8.1 ft 1:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 8.4 ft 1:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 8.8 ft 7:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 9.3 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 9.7 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 10 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.8 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.6 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.5 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.3 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.2 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 9 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.8 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8.5 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8.4 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8.3 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8.2 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWHNN8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:14PM May 19, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 11:03AM May 19)Latest observed value: 8.08 ft at 11:30 AM CDT 19-May-2013. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Red River of the North at Wahpeton 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
Moderate Flood Stage:12
Flood Stage:10
Action Stage:8.5

Historical Crests
(1) 19.42 ft on 04/06/1997
(2) 17.95 ft on 04/05/1989
(3) 17.50 ft on 03/24/2009
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 08/29/1976
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22.5 Top of the permanent dike.
18 Close dike openings at Minnesota St (MN) and Dakota St (ND).Close dike openings at RR bridge...have to remove RR tracks to do this.
17.5 City mobilizes as patrolling of levees and storm sewer outlets begin.
16 Wells Park floods. Flooding of a portion of the sanitary sewer system begins.
15 Main St (Breck) clossed.
14 Major Flood Stage. Wahpeton storm sewer outlets closed.
13.5 Breckenridge...North Main Street and Bridge are closed.
13 Start to put-up Flood Wall if river forecast to go above 15 feet (Breck).
12 Moderate Flood Stage...Bankfull Stage.Breckenridge...Storm sewer valves are closed and interior pumping begins.
11.6 Otter Tail River water starts to flow into the Breckenridge Diversion.Water on Main St (Breck).
10 Flood Warning Stage...minor.
8.5 Forecast Service Stage.
8 Ottertail River starts to overflow downstream of Highway 75 bridge.This breakout flow will enter the Red River 600 feet downstream of the gage.As stage rises...water fans out and floods the entire east side of bottom lands.Some water enters the Red near the cableway.
7 Close Storm Sewer Outfalls.
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Latitude: 46.266111° N, Longitude: 96.598611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 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 29 942.97 ft 952.97 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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