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Red River of the North At Wahpeton (WHNN8)

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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
Flood Stage: 11 Feet
Latest Stage: 5.82
Current Warnings/Statements/Advisories:None currently.
Complete information about the Red River of the North at Wahpeton available from NWS Eastern North Dakota/Grand Forks, ND
at Wahpeton
Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 7:15PM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 7:30PM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 7:45PM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 8:00PM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 8:15PM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 8:30PM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 8:45PM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 9:00PM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 9:15PM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 9:30PM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 5.85 ft at 9:45PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:15PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:45PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 11:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 11:15PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 11:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 12:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 1:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 1:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 1:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 1:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 2:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 2:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 2:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 2:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 3:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 3:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 3:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 3:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 4:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 4:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 4:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 4:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 5:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 5:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 5:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 5:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 6:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 6:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 6:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 6:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 7:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 7:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 7:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 11:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 11:15AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 11:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:45AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 5:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 5:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 5:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 8:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 8:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:15PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:45PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 1:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 1:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 1:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 1:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 2:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 2:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 2:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 2:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 3:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 3:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 3:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 3:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 4:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 4:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 4:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 4:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 5:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 5:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 5:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 6:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 8:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 9:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 9:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:15AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:45AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 12:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 12:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 2:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 2:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 2:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 2:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 4:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 4:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 4:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 10:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 10:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 10:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:15PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:45PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 1:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 1:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 1:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 1:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 2:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 2:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 2:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 2:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 4:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 4:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 4:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 4:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 6:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 6:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 11:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 11:15AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 11:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:45AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:15PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:45PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 1:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 1:15PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 1:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 1:45PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:15PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:45PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:15PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:45PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:15PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 4:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 4:45PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 5:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 5:15PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 5:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 5:45PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:15PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:30PM Apr 17, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWHNN8(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:05PM Apr 17, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.82 ft at 6:30 PM CDT 17-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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Flood Impacts

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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 railroad bridge (requires removal of railroad tracks).
17.5
RECORD FLOOD. Post-Diversion Flood of Record (March 24, 2009). Post-1900 Flood Flow of Record (10.4 kcfs on March 24, 2009).
16.5
City mobilizes as patrolling of levees and storm sewer outlets begins.
16
Wells Park floods. Flooding of a portion of the sanitary sewer system begins.
15
MAJOR FLOOD. Wahpeton storm sewer outlets and Main Sreet closed.
13.5
North Main Street and bridge closed (Breckenridge).
13
MODERATE FLOOD. Start to put up flood wall (Breckenridge) if river is forecast to go above 15 feet.
12
Storm sewer valves are closed and interior pumping begins (Breckenridge).
11.6
Otter Tail River water starts to flow into the Breckenridge Diversion. Water on Main Street (Breckenridge).
11
MINOR FLOOD.
9.5
ACTION STAGE/FORECAST SERVICE STAGE.
8
Otter Tail 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 bottomlands.
7
Close storm sewer outfalls.
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 13
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 9.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic 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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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.18 ft on 06/01/2022
(2) 8.48 ft on 03/10/2021
(3) 10.21 ft on 04/08/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.63 ft on 08/29/1976

Probabilistic Stage Forecast for Wahpeton

Probabilistic Flow Forecast for Wahpeton

Stage Exceedance Forecast for Wahpeton

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