Pembina River at Neche, ND
River level and flood forecast · Pembina County
Normal2.4 ftas of Mon 12:45 PM
The river is 15.6 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Flow: 127 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 | 20.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (April 21, 1997) | 24.51 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24.51 ftOld Record Flood (04/21/1997) before agricultural dikes were removed.
- 24.3 ftTop elevation of the levee.
- 20.5 ftMAJOR FLOOD. Railroad upstream of gage is overtopped.
- 20 ftND State Hwy 18 is inundated at Neche.
- 19 ftMODERATE FLOOD. Residential damage begins.
- 18 ftMINOR FLOOD. Bankfull Stage.
- 16 ftACTION STAGE/FORECAST SERVICE STAGE.
Highest crests on record
- 24.51 ft — April 21, 1997
- 23.64 ft — April 20, 1979
- 23.48 ft — April 17, 1996
- 23.3 ft — April 23, 1995
- 22.92 ft — April 28, 1974
Recent crests: 16.31 ft (April 12, 2026) · 14.16 ft (April 13, 2025) · 16.36 ft (September 18, 2024) · 21.05 ft (April 18, 2023) · 21.74 ft (May 1, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamPembina River at Walhalla, ND
- DownstreamRed River of the North at Pembina, ND
- Tongue River (ND) at Akra, ND
- Little South Pembina River near Walhalla, ND
- Red River of the North at Drayton, ND
- Park River at Park River Diversion at Grafton, ND
- Park River at Grafton, ND
- Homme Reservoir near Park River, ND
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NCEN8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.