Devils Lake near Devils Lake, ND
River level and flood forecast · Ramsey County
No current reading50.0 ftas of Mon 1 PM
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
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.
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 60 ftTop of dike raised to this elevation in 2006 (current dike protection level plus 5.0 feet of freeboard equal top of dike elevation).
- 59 ftPrior to January 2010, the height that Devils Lake/Stump Lake spills into Sheyenne River through Tolna Coulee. Combined area of Devils and Stump Lakes would be 450 sq mi.
- 58 ftTolna Coulee clean-out height (January 2010).
- 56 ftAmtrak service from Grand Forks to Devils Lake affected due to water on track.
- 55 ftCurrent dike protection level (2006; without freeboard). Combined area of Devils and Stump Lakes would be 227 sq mi.
- 54.3 ft**** Record level - June 27, 2011 - USGS Max Daily Average ****
- 49.2 ftDrainage problems for Minnewaukan. Ramsey Co. Hwy 2 affected.
- 49 ftDevils Lake at 213 sq mi.
- 48.3 ftUS Hwy 281 (north of Minnewaukan) closed during high winds.
- 48 ftDevils Lake at 202 sq mi.
- 47.2 ftDevils Lake at 195 sq mi.
- 47.1 ftDevils Lake spilled into Stump Lake (August 1999; previous overflow in the 1820s).
- 47 ftOrdinary High Water Mark (OHWM). Devils Lake at 191 sq mi.
- 46.5 ftApproximate height of Jerusalem Coulee from East Lake to West Stump Lake (surveyed by ND SWC 2021).
- 46 ftMinimum level for ND Department of Water Resources pumping operations for both the West and East End Outlets.
- 38.4 ftDevils Lake at 140 sq mi. First recorded lake level (1867).
- 22.4 ftDevils Lake at 68 sq mi (October 1992).
- 0.9 ftDevils Lake at 10 sq mi (October 1940).
Highest crests on record
- 54.3 ft — June 27, 2011
- 54.13 ft — June 25, 2013
- 53.72 ft — June 28, 2014
- 53.54 ft — April 16, 2012
- 52.25 ft — July 26, 2010
Recent crests: 50.35 ft (July 12, 2024) · 50.87 ft (June 8, 2023) · 51.27 ft (July 22, 2022) · 48.62 ft (March 30, 2021) · 50.33 ft (July 8, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBig Coulee at Hwy 2 near Churchs Ferry, ND
- DownstreamEastern Stump Lake near Lakota, ND
- Dry Lake near Penn, ND
- Morrison Lake near Webster, ND
- Starkweather Coulee near Webster, ND
- Edmore Coulee Tributary near Webster, ND
- Edmore Coulee near Edmore, ND
- Sheyenne River near Warwick, ND
- Little Coulee near Leeds, ND
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DCBN8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.