North Dakota river levels

174 active gauges · data refreshed 5 min ago (NWS backup feed)

51 gauges with a water-level reading and an official flood stage; 0 at action level below flood stage. 84 gauges without a usable water-level reading; 39 with a reading but no published minor flood stage.

This summary uses the latest available readings, which may be delayed. Check each gauge’s observation time below. Below-stage readings do not rule out flooding elsewhere, including streets and unmonitored waterways.

Rivers: Sheyenne River · Red River of the North · Missouri River · Maple River · Souris River · James River · Knife River · Heart River · Cannonball River · Wild Rice River · Des Lacs River · Little Missouri River · Beaver Creek · Painted Woods Creek · Antelope Creek · Sheyenne River Diversion · Rush River · Goose River · Forest River · Pembina River · White Earth River · Goodman Creek · Spring Creek · Long Lake Creek · Hay Creek · Cedar Creek · Pipestem Creek

Towns: West Fargo · Bismarck · Buford · Kindred · Golden Valley · Stanton · Amenia · Foxholm · Minot · Washburn · Williston · Webster · Grafton · Watford City · Cando · Cooperstown · Walhalla · Judson · Moffit · Raleigh · Nd-Sd State Line

GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Apple Creek near Menoken, NDNo flooding4.62 ft22 cfs
Beaver Creek below Linton, NDNo flooding4.22 ft5 cfs
Cannonball River at Breien, NDNo flooding1.73 ft9 cfs
Cannonball River at Regent, NDNo flooding4.49 ft
Cedar Creek near Raleigh, NDNo flooding-0.15 ft
Des Lacs River at Foxholm, NDNo flooding1636.56 ft
Forest River at Minto, NDNo flooding1.60 ft53 cfs
Goose River at Hillsboro, NDNo flooding1.65 ft0 cfs
Heart River near Mandan, NDNo flooding8.94 ft28 cfs
James River above Arrowwood Lake near Kensal, NDNo flooding0.62 ft10 cfs
James River at Jamestown, NDNo flooding3.08 ft38 cfs
James River at Lamoure, NDNo flooding7.33 ft76 cfs
James River at Nd-Sd State LineNo flooding87.32 ft181 cfs
James River near Grace City, NDNo flooding4.02 ft4 cfs
Knife River at Hazen, NDNo flooding0.71 ft26 cfs
Knife River at Manning, NDNo flooding5.69 ft
Knife River near Golden Valley, NDNo flooding3.77 ft5 cfs
Little Missouri River at Marmarth, NDNo flooding0.39 ft
Little Missouri River at Medora, NDNo flooding0.96 ft
Little Missouri River near Watford City, NDNo flooding6.92 ft10 cfs
Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston, NDNo flooding4.63 ft
Maple River at Nd-Sd State LineNo flooding1.91 ft12 cfs
Maple River near Enderlin, NDNo flooding1.64 ft5 cfs
Maple River near Mapleton, NDNo flooding8.50 ft104 cfs
Missouri River at Bismarck, NDNo flooding5.00 ft17,900 cfs
Missouri River near Williston, NDNo flooding12.14 ft
Pembina River at Neche, NDNo flooding3.01 ft185 cfs
Pembina River at Walhalla, NDNo flooding1.91 ft199 cfs
Pipestem Creek near Pingree, NDNo flooding5.34 ft
Red River of the North at Drayton, NDNo flooding11.97 ft1,480 cfs
Red River of the North at Fargo, NDNo flooding13.68 ft131 cfs
Red River of the North at Grand Forks, NDNo flooding15.83 ft1,300 cfs
Red River of the North at Halstad, MNNo flooding2.58 ft253 cfs
Red River of the North at Hickson, NDNo flooding9.55 ft83 cfs
Red River of the North at Pembina, NDNo flooding11.94 ft2,640 cfs
Red River of the North at Wahpeton, NDNo flooding4.07 ft280 cfs
Sheyenne River at Harwood, NDNo flooding67.63 ft198 cfs
Sheyenne River at Lisbon, NDNo flooding3.12 ft175 cfs
Sheyenne River at Valley City, NDNo flooding2.90 ft222 cfs
Sheyenne River Diversion at West Fargo, NDNo flooding6.06 ft
Sheyenne River near Kindred, NDNo flooding3.33 ft187 cfs
Souris River above Minot, NDNo flooding1551.57 ft113 cfs
Souris River at Broadway Bridge at Minot, NDNo flooding1541.74 ft179 cfs
Souris River near Bantry, NDNo flooding1432.34 ft141 cfs
Souris River near Foxholm, NDNo flooding1569.86 ft414 cfs
Souris River near Sherwood, NDNo flooding1610.43 ft241 cfs
Souris River near Westhope, NDNo flooding1411.46 ft353 cfs
Spring Creek at Zap, NDNo flooding4.61 ft6 cfs
Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, NDNo flooding9.63 ft0 cfs
Willow Creek near Willow City, NDNo flooding1439.17 ft201 cfs
Show 124 more North Dakota gauges, including unavailable readings
GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Wintering River near Karlsruhe, NDNo flooding1507.66 ft309 cfs
Antelope Creek near Carson, NDNo current data
Bear Creek near Oakes, NDNo current data
Bear Den Creek near Mandaree, NDNo current data
Beaver Creek near Strasburg, NDNo current data
Big Muddy Creek near Almont, NDNo current data
Bonnes Coulee near Velva, NDNo current data
Burnt Creek near Bismarck, NDNo current data
Cannonball River at Hwy 1806 near Cannon Ball, NDNo current data
Cannonball River at Solen, NDNo current data
Cannonball River near Raleigh, NDNo current data
Cedar Creek near Haynes, NDNo current data
Charbonneau Creek near Charbonneau, NDNo current data
Cherry Creek on State Highway 23 near Schafer, NDNo current data
Crooked Creek near Emerson, NDNo current data
Deep Creek near Amidon, NDNo current data
Deep River near Upham, NDNo current data
Deepwater Creek at Mouth near Raub, NDNo current data
Des Lacs River at Burlington, NDNo current data
Des Lacs River near Baden, NDNo current data
Des Lacs River near Kenmare, NDNo current data
Devils Lake Outlet to Stump Lake near Lakota, NDNo current data
Drain 13 at I-29 Crossing South of Argusville, NDNo current data
Drain 14 at 41St SE South of Mapleton, NDNo current data
Drain 14 near Mapleton, NDNo current data
Drain 40 at I-29 Crossing South of Harwood, NDNo current data
Drain on Wachter Ave at Bismarck, NDNo current data
East Fork Shell Creek near Parshall, NDNo current data
Goodman Creek near Golden Valley, NDNo current data
Goodman Creek North of Golden Valley, NDNo current data
Goodman Creek near Dodge, NDNo current data
Green River near New Hradec, NDNo current data
Hay Creek at 43Rd Avenue near Bismarck, NDNo current data
Hay Creek at Main Avenue at Bismarck, NDNo current data
Heart River above Lake Tschida near Glen Ullin, NDNo current data
Heart River at Stark Bridge near Judson, NDNo current data
Heart River near Richardton, NDNo current data
Heart River near South Heart, NDNo current data
James River at Cnty Rd 34 near Grand Rapids, NDNo current data
James River near Manfred, NDNo current data
James River on 5Th St In Jamestown, NDNo current data
James River on State Highway 46 near Adrian, NDNo current data
Knife River near Stanton, NDNo current data
Little Missouri River above Mouth near Oakdale, NDNo current data
Long Creek near Noonan, NDNo current data
Long Lake Creek below Long Lake near Moffit, NDNo current data
Long Lake Creek at Hwy 83 Bridge near Moffit, NDNo current data
Lower Branch Rush River East of Prosper, NDNo current data
Maple River above Maple River Dam near Sheldon, NDNo current data
Maple River at County Road 10 near Buffalo, NDNo current data
Maple River at County Road 26 near Page, NDNo current data
Maple River near Hope, NDNo current data
Missouri River above Mandan, NDNo current data
Missouri River above Stanton, NDNo current data
Missouri River at Price, NDNo current data
Missouri River at Washburn, NDNo current data
Missouri River near Hensler, NDNo current data
Missouri River near Schmidt, NDNo current data
Missouri River near Stanton, NDNo current data
Missouri River No. 5a at Buford, NDNo current data
Missouri River No. 6 near Buford, NDNo current data
Missouri River No. 9 at Williston, NDNo current data
North Fork Grand River above Bowman-Haley Lake, NDNo current data
Painted Woods Creek near Still, NDNo current data
Painted Woods Creek near Washburn, NDNo current data
Painted Woods Creek near Wilton, NDNo current data
Pipestem Creek near Buchanan, NDNo current data
Pipestem Creek on US Rt 52 West of Carrington, NDNo current data
Porcupine Creek near Fort Yates, NDNo current data
Rush River at County Road 32 at Amenia, NDNo current data
Sheyenne River Div on Sheyenne St at W Fargo, NDNo current data
Sheyenne River Diversion near Horace, NDNo current data
Sheyenne River on 32Nd Ave E at West Fargo, NDNo current data
Sheyenne River on Hwy 200 near Cooperstown, NDNo current data
Souris River near Verendrye, NDNo current data
South Branch Beaver Creek near Zeeland, NDNo current data
Spring Creek near Haley, NDNo current data
Square Butte Creek below Center, NDNo current data
Sweetbriar Creek near Judson, NDNo current data
Tobacco Garden Creek near Watford City, NDNo current data
White Earth River above Mouth near Manitou, NDNo current data
White Earth River at White Earth, NDNo current data
Yellowstone River No. 1 near Fairview, MTNo current data
Yellowstone River No. 2 near Cartwright, NDNo current data
Yellowstone River No. 3 near Buford, NDNo current data
Antelope Creek at Dwight, NDNo flood stage defined21.01 ft
Baldhill Creek near Dazey, NDNo flood stage defined6.12 ft4 cfs
Beaver Creek near Trotters, NDNo flood stage defined1.17 ft
Big Coulee at Hwy 2 near Churchs Ferry, NDNo flood stage defined50.36 ft
Edmore Coulee near Edmore, NDNo flood stage defined83.36 ft152 cfs
Edmore Coulee Tributary near Webster, NDNo flood stage defined68.61 ft98 cfs
Forest River near Fordville, NDNo flood stage defined1.65 ft45 cfs
Goose River near Portland, NDNo flood stage defined9.15 ft
Knife River near Beulah, NDNo flood stage defined53.12 ft8 cfs
Little Coulee near Leeds, NDNo flood stage defined65.42 ft82 cfs
Little South Pembina River near Walhalla, NDNo flood stage defined0.87 ft3 cfs
Maple River below Mapleton, NDNo flood stage defined7.77 ft0 cfs
Mauvais Coulee near Cando, NDNo flood stage defined35.26 ft
Mauvais Coulee Tributary No. 3 near Cando, NDNo flood stage defined2.56 ft4 cfs
Missouri River below Mandan, NDNo flood stage defined20.05 ft158,000 cfs
Park River at Grafton, NDNo flood stage defined7.30 ft20 cfs
Park River Diversion at Grafton, NDNo flood stage defined24.74 ft
Red River of the North at Enloe, NDNo flood stage defined14.25 ft271 cfs
Red River of the North near Georgetown, MNNo flood stage defined12.84 ft322 cfs
Red River of the North near Thompson, NDNo flood stage defined16.11 ft686 cfs
Rush River at Amenia, NDNo flood stage defined10.01 ft
Sheyenne River above Devils Lake State Outlet near Flora, NDNo flood stage defined11.39 ft27 cfs
Sheyenne River above Sheyenne River Diversion near Horace, NDNo flood stage defined13.40 ft186 cfs
Sheyenne River below Devils Lake State Outlet near Bremen, NDNo flood stage defined18.10 ft21 cfs
Sheyenne River above Harvey, NDNo flood stage defined5.30 ft1 cfs
Sheyenne River at Co Rd 20 near Kloten, NDNo flood stage defined30.61 ft65 cfs
Sheyenne River at Fort Ransom State Park, NDNo flood stage defined17.44 ft164 cfs
Sheyenne River at West Fargo, NDNo flood stage defined5.71 ft211 cfs
Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam, NDNo flood stage defined24.10 ft96 cfs
Sheyenne River near Cooperstown, NDNo flood stage defined10.07 ft103 cfs
Sheyenne River near Warwick, NDNo flood stage defined2.31 ft24 cfs
Sheyenne River on Gol Road near Kindred, NDNo flood stage defined35.20 ft
Starkweather Coulee near Webster, NDNo flood stage defined3.64 ft145 cfs
Tolna Coulee near Tolna, NDNo flood stage defined15.49 ft0 cfs
Tongue River at Akra, NDNo flood stage defined7.94 ft65 cfs
Turtle River at Turtle River State Park near Arvilla, NDNo flood stage defined1.09 ft15 cfs
Wild Rice River near Mantador, NDNo flood stage defined46.67 ft2 cfs
Wild Rice River near Rutland, NDNo flood stage defined0.50 ft
Wild Rice River near St Benedict, NDNo flood stage defined23.33 ft
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.