Knife River (ND) near Hazen, ND
River level and flood forecast · Mercer County
Normal0.8 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 20.2 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Flow: 25 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 | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 24 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 19 ft |
| Record crest (March 24, 2009) | 27.79 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 27 ftRailroad tracks at south end of Hazen will be topped by flood waters. Numerous homes in Beulah are flooded.
- 26 ftWater is likely to be on Highway 49 south of Beulah.
- 25 ftTown of Beulah takes on water, mainly south of railroad tracks. City of Hazen suffers little damage.
- 24 ftSecondary gravel roads will flood. Damage to cropland mostly south of the river.
Highest crests on record
- 27.79 ft — March 24, 2009
- 27.01 ft — June 24, 1966
- 26.92 ft — March 23, 1997
- 26.3 ft — March 26, 1943
- 26.17 ft — March 15, 1972
Recent crests: 6.06 ft (May 26, 2021) · 11.33 ft (March 4, 2020) · 23.56 ft (March 23, 2019) · 15.27 ft (March 28, 2018) · 9.9 ft (March 23, 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 (HZNN8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.