Apple Creek (ND) near Menoken, ND
River level and flood forecast · Burleigh County
Normal2.4 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 12.6 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (April 19, 1979) | 17.46 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftHistorically speaking, an ice jam near the confluence of Apple Creek and the Missouri River created flood damage for many houses and Prairie Rose Elementary School and backed water up to a stage of 17 ft at the gage. Flooding not related to an ice jam does inundate Lincoln Road and a smaller number of homes.
- 16 ftLarge amounts of farmland floods. Houses near Apple Creek become threatened. Apple Creek road becomes covered with water about 100 feet west of bridge. Other north-south roads across Apple Creek are also threatened with closure.
- 15.3 ftOld Highway 10 or Apple Creek Road starts to flood.
- 15 ftWater floods low lying area in the immediate vicinity of creek.
- 13 ftUpstream of gage, township roads become water covered when thegage is 13-15 feet.
Highest crests on record
- 17.46 ft — April 19, 1979
- 17.22 ft — April 13, 2009
- 17.09 ft — June 16, 2009
- 17.07 ft — April 18, 1950
- 16.96 ft — March 27, 1997
Recent crests: 5.3 ft (March 14, 2021) · 12.54 ft (March 12, 2020) · 16.37 ft (March 30, 2019) · 10.67 ft (April 21, 2018) · 13.2 ft (March 31, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MENN8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.