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Red River of the North at Halstad Observed crest: 8.91 ft at 11:00am Feb 09 Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:00pm Jan 30 Observed: 8.53 ft at 12:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.53 ft at 1:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.56 ft at 2:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.52 ft at 3:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.52 ft at 4:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.52 ft at 5:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.52 ft at 6:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.52 ft at 7:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.52 ft at 8:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.52 ft at 9:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.52 ft at 10:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:00am Jan 31 Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.54 ft at 2:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.56 ft at 3:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.54 ft at 4:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.57 ft at 5:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.56 ft at 6:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.56 ft at 7:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.58 ft at 8:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.55 ft at 9:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.56 ft at 10:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.59 ft at 11:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 8.56 ft at 12:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.6 ft at 1:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.57 ft at 2:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.58 ft at 3:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.58 ft at 4:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.59 ft at 5:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.58 ft at 6:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.59 ft at 7:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.59 ft at 8:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.64 ft at 9:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.6 ft at 10:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.64 ft at 11:00am Feb 1 Observed: 8.63 ft at 12:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.66 ft at 1:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.67 ft at 2:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.65 ft at 3:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.65 ft at 4:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.63 ft at 5:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.68 ft at 6:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.64 ft at 7:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.65 ft at 8:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.66 ft at 9:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.69 ft at 10:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.7 ft at 11:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 8.66 ft at 12:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.68 ft at 1:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.68 ft at 2:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.7 ft at 3:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.68 ft at 4:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.72 ft at 5:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.71 ft at 6:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.71 ft at 7:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.72 ft at 9:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.7 ft at 10:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.71 ft at 11:00am Feb 2 Observed: 8.72 ft at 12:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.75 ft at 1:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.75 ft at 2:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.75 ft at 3:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.75 ft at 4:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.72 ft at 5:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.73 ft at 6:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.71 ft at 7:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.73 ft at 8:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.73 ft at 9:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.76 ft at 10:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.73 ft at 11:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 8.75 ft at 12:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.76 ft at 1:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.74 ft at 2:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.76 ft at 3:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.73 ft at 4:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.74 ft at 5:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.76 ft at 6:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.76 ft at 7:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.75 ft at 9:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.77 ft at 10:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.76 ft at 11:00am Feb 3 Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.73 ft at 1:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.75 ft at 2:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.72 ft at 3:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.73 ft at 4:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.75 ft at 5:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.76 ft at 6:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.73 ft at 7:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.76 ft at 8:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.75 ft at 9:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.74 ft at 10:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.73 ft at 11:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 8.72 ft at 12:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.76 ft at 1:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.72 ft at 2:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.71 ft at 3:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.73 ft at 5:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.73 ft at 6:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.75 ft at 7:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.72 ft at 9:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.73 ft at 10:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.73 ft at 11:00am Feb 4 Observed: 8.72 ft at 12:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.75 ft at 1:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.74 ft at 2:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.73 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.73 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.72 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.73 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.73 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.73 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.73 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.72 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.76 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.75 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.73 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.73 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.73 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.76 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.76 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.76 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.75 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.77 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.74 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.76 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.75 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.77 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.76 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.77 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.8 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.76 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.76 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.76 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.79 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.78 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.8 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.77 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.8 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.79 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.82 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.78 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.81 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.82 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.82 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.82 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.79 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.84 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.8 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.83 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.8 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.8 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.81 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.83 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 8.82 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.81 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.86 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.8 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.86 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.82 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.84 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.84 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.84 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.82 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.85 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 8.83 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.83 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.87 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.83 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.86 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.87 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.87 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.87 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.87 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.87 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.89 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.84 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.89 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.9 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.85 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.89 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.85 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.9 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.9 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.88 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.86 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.9 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.85 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.88 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.89 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.87 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.87 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.88 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.85 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.88 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.88 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.84 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.89 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.9 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.91 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.86 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.89 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.89 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Graph Created (10:32pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States HILN8 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 826.65 Latest observed value: 8.87 ft at 9:00 PM CST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 26.0 ft. Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Red River of the North at Halstad 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:40
Moderate Flood Stage:32
Flood Stage:26
Action Stage:24

Historical Crests
(1) 40.74 ft on 04/19/1997
(2) 40.63 ft on 03/31/2009
(3) 39.91 ft on 04/07/2006
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Low Water Records
(1) 9.8 ft on 09/02/1976
(2) 0 ft on 10/08/1936

 Red River of the North at Halstad location map

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44.0 Top elevation of the dike at Halstad.
42.0 Approach to Interstate 29 bridge under water on North Dakota side of the Red river.
40.0 Major Flood Stage to be changed to 37.5 ft on 08 Mar 2010.
38.0 US Highway 75 closure installed on the south side of the Halstad ring dike.
37.5 New Major Flood Stage effective 08 Mar 2010.
37.0 US Highway 75 is flooded outside of the Halstad ring dike north and south of the city.
36.4 City mobilizes for dike patrols.
33.0 Considerable rural and farmland flooding.
32.0 Moderate Flood Stage.
30.8 Approach to interstate bridge impassable.
26.0 Flood Warning Stage...minor.
24.0 Forecast Service Stage. Bankfull Stage

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