North Dakota river levels

174 active gauges · data refreshed 6 min ago

51 gauges with a water-level reading and an official flood stage; 0 at action level below flood stage. 43 gauges without a usable water-level reading; 80 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 flooding3.05 ft—
Beaver Creek below Linton, NDNo flooding4.52 ft21 cfs
Cannonball River at Breien, NDNo flooding1.73 ft9 cfs
Cannonball River at Regent, NDNo flooding4.60 ft2 cfs
Cedar Creek near Raleigh, NDNo flooding-0.16 ft0 cfs
Des Lacs River at Foxholm, NDNo flooding3.88 ft—
Forest River at Minto, NDNo flooding1.55 ft51 cfs
Goose River at Hillsboro, NDNo flooding1.76 ft12 cfs
Heart River near Mandan, NDNo flooding8.84 ft20 cfs
James River above Arrowwood Lake near Kensal, NDNo flooding1.97 ft49 cfs
James River at Jamestown, NDNo flooding3.75 ft108 cfs
James River at Lamoure, NDNo flooding7.83 ft180 cfs
James River at Nd-Sd State LineNo flooding88.26 ft231 cfs
James River near Grace City, NDNo flooding4.58 ft19 cfs
Knife River at Hazen, NDNo flooding0.79 ft25 cfs
Knife River at Manning, NDNo flooding5.80 ft0 cfs
Knife River near Golden Valley, NDNo flooding3.90 ft5 cfs
Little Missouri River at Marmarth, NDNo flooding0.69 ft5 cfs
Little Missouri River at Medora, NDNo flooding1.19 ft16 cfs
Little Missouri River near Watford City, NDNo flooding6.82 ft4 cfs
Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston, NDNo flooding4.59 ft4 cfs
Maple River at Nd-Sd State LineNo flooding1.97 ft1 cfs
Maple River near Enderlin, NDNo flooding2.56 ft81 cfs
Maple River near Mapleton, NDNo flooding9.21 ft170 cfs
Missouri River at Bismarck, NDNo flooding3.73 ft12,800 cfs
Missouri River near Williston, NDNo flooding12.70 ft—
Pembina River at Neche, NDNo flooding2.42 ft127 cfs
Pembina River at Walhalla, NDNo flooding1.57 ft114 cfs
Pipestem Creek near Pingree, NDNo flooding5.36 ft10 cfs
Red River of the North at Drayton, NDNo flooding12.99 ft2,790 cfs
Red River of the North at Fargo, NDNo flooding14.16 ft351 cfs
Red River of the North at Grand Forks, NDNo flooding16.64 ft2,570 cfs
Red River of the North at Halstad, MNNo flooding5.25 ft1,270 cfs
Red River of the North at Hickson, NDNo flooding10.34 ft349 cfs
Red River of the North at Pembina, NDNo flooding13.47 ft—
Red River of the North at Wahpeton, NDNo flooding4.16 ft343 cfs
Sheyenne River at Harwood, NDNo flooding70.82 ft708 cfs
Sheyenne River at Lisbon, NDNo flooding3.36 ft271 cfs
Sheyenne River at Valley City, NDNo flooding3.29 ft219 cfs
Sheyenne River Diversion at West Fargo, NDNo flooding7.71 ft10 cfs
Sheyenne River near Kindred, NDNo flooding4.18 ft337 cfs
Souris River above Minot, NDNo flooding5.41 ft281 cfs
Souris River at Broadway Bridge at Minot, NDNo flooding42.06 ft—
Souris River near Bantry, NDNo flooding5.11 ft315 cfs
Souris River near Foxholm, NDNo flooding7.13 ft205 cfs
Souris River near Sherwood, NDNo flooding4.80 ft202 cfs
Souris River near Westhope, NDNo flooding7.90 ft411 cfs
Spring Creek at Zap, NDNo flooding4.71 ft8 cfs
Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, NDNo flooding9.88 ft0 cfs
Willow Creek near Willow City, NDNo flooding5.25 ft28 cfs
Show 124 more North Dakota gauges, including unavailable readings
GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Wintering River near Karlsruhe, NDNo flooding6.32 ft—
Antelope Creek near Carson, NDNo current data———
Big Muddy Creek near Almont, NDNo current data———
Burnt Creek near Bismarck, NDNo current data———
Cannonball River at Hwy 1806 near Cannon Ball, NDNo current data———
Charbonneau Creek near Charbonneau, NDNo current data———
Crooked Creek near Emerson, NDNo current data———
Deep River near Upham, NDNo current data———
Des Lacs River at Burlington, NDNo current data———
Des Lacs River near Baden, 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———
Goodman Creek near Golden Valley, NDNo current data———
Goodman Creek North of Golden Valley, NDNo current data———
Goodman Creek near Dodge, NDNo current data———
Hay Creek at 43Rd Avenue near Bismarck, NDNo current data———
Hay Creek at Main Avenue at Bismarck, 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———
Knife River near Stanton, 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———
Missouri River No. 6 near Buford, 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 on US Rt 52 West of Carrington, 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———
Spring Creek near Haley, NDNo current data———
Sweetbriar Creek near Judson, NDNo current data———
Yellowstone River No. 3 near Buford, NDNo current data———
Antelope Creek at Dwight, NDNo flood stage defined20.92 ft0 cfs
Baldhill Creek near Dazey, NDNo flood stage defined7.13 ft91 cfs
Bear Creek near Oakes, NDNo flood stage defined5.36 ft0 cfs
Bear Den Creek near Mandaree, NDNo flood stage defined6.21 ft0 cfs
Beaver Creek near Strasburg, NDNo flood stage defined10.40 ft—
Beaver Creek near Trotters, NDNo flood stage defined1.25 ft0 cfs
Big Coulee at Hwy 2 near Churchs Ferry, NDNo flood stage defined50.21 ft—
Bonnes Coulee near Velva, NDNo flood stage defined8.11 ft1 cfs
Cannonball River at Solen, NDNo flood stage defined33.93 ft10 cfs
Cannonball River near Raleigh, NDNo flood stage defined1.78 ft3 cfs
Cedar Creek near Haynes, NDNo flood stage defined3.99 ft1 cfs
Cherry Creek on State Highway 23 near Schafer, NDNo flood stage defined5.96 ft1 cfs
Deep Creek near Amidon, NDNo flood stage defined11.25 ft0 cfs
Deepwater Creek at Mouth near Raub, NDNo flood stage defined5.49 ft0 cfs
Des Lacs River near Kenmare, NDNo flood stage defined2.53 ft32 cfs
Drain on Wachter Ave at Bismarck, NDNo flood stage defined26.19 ft—
East Fork Shell Creek near Parshall, NDNo flood stage defined5.82 ft—
Edmore Coulee near Edmore, NDNo flood stage defined79.93 ft7 cfs
Edmore Coulee Tributary near Webster, NDNo flood stage defined66.68 ft9 cfs
Forest River near Fordville, NDNo flood stage defined1.69 ft38 cfs
Goose River near Portland, NDNo flood stage defined9.24 ft0 cfs
Green River near New Hradec, NDNo flood stage defined4.82 ft0 cfs
Heart River above Lake Tschida near Glen Ullin, NDNo flood stage defined2.38 ft9 cfs
Heart River at Stark Bridge near Judson, NDNo flood stage defined1.69 ft9 cfs
Heart River near Richardton, NDNo flood stage defined3.78 ft10 cfs
Heart River near South Heart, NDNo flood stage defined2.82 ft1 cfs
James River on State Highway 46 near Adrian, NDNo flood stage defined19.16 ft—
Knife River near Beulah, NDNo flood stage defined53.60 ft51 cfs
Little Coulee near Leeds, NDNo flood stage defined65.33 ft36 cfs
Little Missouri River above Mouth near Oakdale, NDNo flood stage defined5.64 ft5 cfs
Little South Pembina River near Walhalla, NDNo flood stage defined0.79 ft2 cfs
Long Creek near Noonan, NDNo flood stage defined3.37 ft11 cfs
Maple River below Mapleton, NDNo flood stage defined9.93 ft163 cfs
Maple River near Hope, NDNo flood stage defined1.70 ft0 cfs
Mauvais Coulee near Cando, NDNo flood stage defined35.15 ft1 cfs
Mauvais Coulee Tributary No. 3 near Cando, NDNo flood stage defined2.34 ft0 cfs
Missouri River above Mandan, NDNo flood stage defined11.32 ft—
Missouri River above Stanton, NDNo flood stage defined61.18 ft—
Missouri River at Price, NDNo flood stage defined16.95 ft—
Missouri River at Washburn, NDNo flood stage defined7.86 ft—
Missouri River below Mandan, NDNo flood stage defined18.69 ft—
Missouri River near Hensler, NDNo flood stage defined11.69 ft—
Missouri River near Schmidt, NDNo flood stage defined11.85 ft—
Missouri River near Stanton, NDNo flood stage defined6.84 ft—
Missouri River No. 5a at Buford, NDNo flood stage defined6.74 ft—
Missouri River No. 9 at Williston, NDNo flood stage defined22.53 ft—
Park River at Grafton, NDNo flood stage defined7.29 ft19 cfs
Park River Diversion at Grafton, NDNo flood stage defined24.70 ft0 cfs
Pipestem Creek near Buchanan, NDNo flood stage defined3.08 ft9 cfs
Porcupine Creek near Fort Yates, NDNo flood stage defined1.72 ft2 cfs
Red River of the North at Enloe, NDNo flood stage defined14.50 ft346 cfs
Red River of the North near Georgetown, MNNo flood stage defined15.79 ft1,190 cfs
Red River of the North near Thompson, NDNo flood stage defined17.74 ft1,090 cfs
Rush River at Amenia, NDNo flood stage defined9.26 ft0 cfs
Sheyenne River above Devils Lake State Outlet near Flora, NDNo flood stage defined11.47 ft24 cfs
Sheyenne River above Sheyenne River Diversion near Horace, NDNo flood stage defined15.52 ft413 cfs
Sheyenne River below Devils Lake State Outlet near Bremen, NDNo flood stage defined18.50 ft43 cfs
Sheyenne River above Harvey, NDNo flood stage defined5.46 ft—
Sheyenne River at Co Rd 20 near Kloten, NDNo flood stage defined30.69 ft61 cfs
Sheyenne River at Fort Ransom State Park, NDNo flood stage defined17.75 ft246 cfs
Sheyenne River at West Fargo, NDNo flood stage defined7.89 ft392 cfs
Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam, NDNo flood stage defined24.42 ft156 cfs
Sheyenne River near Cooperstown, NDNo flood stage defined10.04 ft77 cfs
Sheyenne River near Warwick, NDNo flood stage defined3.15 ft89 cfs
Sheyenne River on Gol Road near Kindred, NDNo flood stage defined36.17 ft—
Souris River near Verendrye, NDNo flood stage defined4.90 ft330 cfs
South Branch Beaver Creek near Zeeland, NDNo flood stage defined15.84 ft0 cfs
Square Butte Creek below Center, NDNo flood stage defined1.06 ft1 cfs
Starkweather Coulee near Webster, NDNo flood stage defined2.30 ft3 cfs
Tobacco Garden Creek near Watford City, NDNo flood stage defined7.75 ft1 cfs
Tolna Coulee near Tolna, NDNo flood stage defined15.47 ft0 cfs
Tongue River at Akra, NDNo flood stage defined6.31 ft0 cfs
Turtle River at Turtle River State Park near Arvilla, NDNo flood stage defined1.00 ft7 cfs
White Earth River above Mouth near Manitou, NDNo flood stage defined8.87 ft6 cfs
White Earth River at White Earth, NDNo flood stage defined0.33 ft4 cfs
Wild Rice River near Mantador, NDNo flood stage defined47.68 ft1 cfs
Wild Rice River near Rutland, NDNo flood stage defined0.29 ft0 cfs
Wild Rice River near St Benedict, NDNo flood stage defined23.34 ft0 cfs
Yellowstone River No. 1 near Fairview, MTNo flood stage defined8.25 ft—
Yellowstone River No. 2 near Cartwright, NDNo flood stage defined62.58 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.