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Knife River (ND) at Manning Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 2:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 2:45AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 3:15AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 3:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 4:15AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 4:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 5:15AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 5:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 7:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 7:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 8:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 8:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 9:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 9:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:15AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:45AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 1:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 1:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 5:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.24 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 5:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 6:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 7:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 7:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:15PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:30PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:45PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 2:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 2:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 3:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 5:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 5:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 5:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 5:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 6:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 6:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 6:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 6:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 7:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 7:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 7:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 7:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 8:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 8:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 9:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 10:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 10:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 11:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 11:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.24 ft at 11:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 1:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 1:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 2:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 2:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 2:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 3:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 3:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 3:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 3:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 5:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 5:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 5:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 5:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 6:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:45PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 7:00PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 6.29 ft at 7:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 7:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 7:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 8:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 8:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 8:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 10:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 2:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 3:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 3:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 4:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 4:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 5:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 5:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 5:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 5:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 6:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 6:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 6:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 6:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 7:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 7:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 7:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 12:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 1:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 1:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 2:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 2:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 3:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 3:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 4:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 4:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.24 ft at 4:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 5:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 5:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 5:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 5:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 6:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 6:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 6:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 6:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 7:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 7:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 7:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 7:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 8:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 1:00AM Mar 21, 2023MNGN8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:15AM Mar 21, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 6.27 ft at 1:00 AM MDT 21-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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NOTE: River Forecasts typically include ONLY 2 days of future rain from forecast issuance time (lower right of graph). Occasionally 3 days of future rain included.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Knife River (ND) at Manning 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: 20
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 17.63 ft on 03/18/2003
(2) 17.05 ft on 03/21/1997
(3) 16.93 ft on 03/18/2003
(4) 16.20 ft on 06/15/1970
(5) 15.90 ft on 03/14/1972
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.35 ft on 05/24/2021
(2) 11.13 ft on 03/01/2020
(3) 15.36 ft on 03/22/2019
(4) 15.14 ft on 03/26/2018
(5) 12.01 ft on 03/19/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 5.40 ft on 01/01/1953

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32.5 Lowest point of Highway 22 will flood.
14 A flood of 14.89 ft created problems and required sandbagging of rural homes in 2009.
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(1) Knife River at Manning-Upstream View
(2) Knife River at Manning-Downstream View
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Latitude: 47.236111° N, Longitude: 102.769444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 2158.2 2173.2 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 Not Available Not Available USGS elevation data.

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