Knife River (ND) at Manning, ND
River level and flood forecast · Dunn County
Normal5.9 ftas of Mon 12 PM
The river is 9.1 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (March 18, 2003) | 17.63 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 32.5 ftLowest point of Highway 22 will flood.
- 14 ftA flood of 14.89 ft created problems and required sandbagging of rural homes in 2009.
Highest crests on record
- 17.63 ft — March 18, 2003
- 17.05 ft — March 21, 1997
- 16.93 ft — March 18, 2003
- 16.2 ft — June 15, 1970
- 15.9 ft — March 14, 1972
Recent crests: 8.35 ft (May 24, 2021) · 11.13 ft (March 1, 2020) · 15.36 ft (March 22, 2019) · 15.14 ft (March 26, 2018) · 12.01 ft (March 19, 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 (MNGN8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.