Pipestem Creek near Pingree, ND
River level and flood forecast · Stutsman County
Normal5.6 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 5.4 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 30 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 | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (April 14, 2009) | 13.15 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftFlooding at this level affects farmland, but no major cities or roads. Water is out of the banks. Little known about damage.
Highest crests on record
- 13.15 ft — April 14, 2009
- 12.33 ft — July 9, 2011
- 12.19 ft — September 24, 2019
- 12.06 ft — October 22, 2019
- 11.97 ft — April 9, 2011
Recent crests: 5.2 ft (May 29, 2021) · 12.06 ft (October 22, 2019) · 12.19 ft (September 24, 2019) · 7.41 ft (April 27, 2018) · 10.51 ft (March 28, 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 (PGEN8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.