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Weather Forecast Office Bismarck, ND Missouri Basin River Forecast Center

This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center.
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James River at LaMoure Probabalistic Stage Forecast Graph
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Forecasts for the James River at LaMoure 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:18
Moderate Flood Stage:16
Flood Stage:14
Action Stage:12

Historical Crests
(1) 17.56 ft on 04/15/2009
(2) 16.52 ft on 03/27/2009
(3) 16.20 ft on 05/24/1969
(4) 16.17 ft on 04/14/1969
(5) 16.09 ft on 04/01/1997
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Low Water Records
(1) 5.00 ft on 07/15/1973
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18 Dikes are topped when river level reaches 18-20 feet.
18 Water may start topping Highway 13 on the south side of LaMoure and begin entering town.
17.5 The two western-most city lagoons are threatened with inundation.
16.6 Water begins to appear on Highway 13 about 0.5 to 1.0 mile west of LaMoure.
16 South side of County Highway 13 floods. The town of Lamoure does not flood at this height.
15 Water starts to threaten the northwest side of town near the John Deere dealer.
14 Urban flood stage.
13.7 Rising water begins to affect the city of LaMoure's sewer system. Water restrictions have been used in the past to counteract these effects.
9.3 Small dam downstream from gage floods.
8 Rural flood stage.
Photos
(1) James River at Lamoure-USGS gage house.
(2) James River at Lamoure-Downstream View.
(3) James River at Lamoure-Upstream View.

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