James River near Grace City, ND
River level and flood forecast · Foster County
Normal4.5 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 7.5 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 15 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (April 17, 2009) | 17.74 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17.3 ftJames River tops 82nd Ave NE bridge south of Grace City.
- 13 ftLeft bank overflows.
- 11 ftRight bank overflows.
Highest crests on record
- 17.74 ft — April 17, 2009
- 17.54 ft — April 11, 2011
- 16.18 ft — March 21, 1996
- 14.77 ft — April 3, 1997
- 13.94 ft — April 15, 1996
Recent crests: 4.33 ft (March 10, 2021) · 11.41 ft (October 25, 2019) · 10.41 ft (April 5, 2019) · 6.71 ft (May 2, 2018) · 10.25 ft (April 2, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamJames River near Kensal, ND
- Sheyenne River near Warwick, ND
- Sheyenne River below Devils Lake State Outlet near Bremen, ND
- Tolna Coulee near Tolna, ND
- Pipestem Creek near Pingree, ND
- Eastern Stump Lake near Lakota, ND
- Sheyenne River above Devils Lake State Outlet near Flora, ND
- Sheyenne River near McVille, ND
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GCEN8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.