Des Lacs River at Foxholm, ND
River level and flood forecast · Ward County
Normal1638.0 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 13.0 ft below flood stage (1651 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 | 1654 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 1653 ft |
| Flood stage | 1651 ft |
| Action stage | 1650 ft |
| Record crest (April 19, 1979) | 1655.29 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 1655.5 ftFloor of bridge just downstream of gage house will be flooded.
- 1654.2 ftHighway 52 between carpio and burlington will be closed. Valley floor under water. Homes lowest in elevation in Foxholm are likely flooded if not protected.
- 1653 ftHomes in Foxholm close to the Des Lacs can be affected as water encroaches on them. Lower elevation homes along Project Road near Burlington suffer damage even with no releases from Lake Darling.
- 1652.5 ftAverage height of ground around gage house.
Highest crests on record
- 1655.29 ft — April 19, 1979
- 1654.77 ft — April 30, 1970
- 1654.63 ft — June 1, 2011
- 1653.88 ft — April 10, 1969
- 1653.69 ft — June 5, 2013
Recent crests: 1639.58 ft (March 25, 2021) · 1644.46 ft (October 1, 2019) · 1646.34 ft (March 24, 2019) · 1648.47 ft (April 22, 2018) · 1649.21 ft (March 27, 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 (DESN8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.