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USGS personnel checking the flooded gage house on the Sheyenne River near Lisbon, North Dakota, April 22, 2011.  At this time streamflow was approximately 7,450 cubic feet per second and gage height (stage) was 21.23 feet.  More information about this streamgage is available online

Flooded U.S.

Flooded gaging station on the Souris River near Westhope, North Dakota, April 20, 2011.  See other pictures in this gallery with the tag 05124000 to see what the gage house normally looks like - it is on a raised platform on the bank of the river with an access road next to it.

Note muskrat on metal railing in far left-hand-side of picture.

Flooded gaging station and cableway on the Souris River near Westhope, North Dakota, April 20, 2011.  See other pictures in this gallery with the tag 05124000 to see what the gage house normally looks like - it is on a raised platform on the bank of the river with an access road next to it.

Note muskrat on metal railing in center of picture.

Control for pool 357 on the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge during flooding on Souris River near Westhope, North Dakota, April 20, 2011.

The inside of the Westhope gage house 05124000 located along the Souris River on April 19, 2011. With a discharge of 13,300 cfs and a gage height of 19.82 feet.

Flooded gaging station on the Souris River near Westhope, North Dakota, April 19, 2011.  See other pictures in this gallery with the tag 05124000 to see what the gage house normally looks like - it is on a raised platform on the bank of the river.

Flooding on the Souris River near Westhope, North Dakota, April 19, 2009, made the area look like a lake rather than a river.

The Maple River Dam is a pass-through dam that lets a limited amount of water flow through year round and fills the reservoir only during high flow. If the water rises high enough to fill the reservoir, water flows over the spillway shown in this photo.  Video taken at the same time is available online. 

This picture was taken from a airplane flying out of Grand Forks on April 14, 2011. Looking north from Grand Forks, ND. You can see flooded I-29 and the isolated town of Oslo, MN.

This picture was taken from a airplane flying out of Grand Forks on April 14, 2011. Looking north at Oslo, MN.

This picture was taken from a airplane flying out of Grand Forks on April 14, 2011. Looking north from Grand Forks, ND. You can see flooded I-29 and the isolated town of Oslo, MN.

Water flowing over the baffles of the overflow chute at streamgage 05059715 Maple River Dam near Sheldon, North Dakota.

James River above Arrowwood Lake near Kensal, North Dakota on April 13. James River had a streamflow of 6,550 cubic feet per second and stage of 13.84 feet.

James River above Arrowwood Lake near Kensal, North Dakota on April 13. James River had a streamflow of 6,550 cubic feet per second and stage of 13.84 feet.

Sheyenne River at Baldhill Dam north of Valley City, North Dakota. USGS personnel were there at 5:00 p.m., to inspect the streamgage. Streamflow was approximately 6,500 cubic feet per second.

Discovery Farm Dazey waterway site 3 (seen between the trees) and Baldhill Creek. Located southeast of Dazey, North Dakota.

Water flowing over the baffles of the overflow chute at streamgage 05059715 Maple River Dam near Sheldon, North Dakota.

James River above Arrowwood Lake near Kensal, North Dakota flooding on April 13. James River had a streamflow of 6,550 cubic feet per second and stage of 13.84 feet.

Looking at the Sorlie Bridge at Grand Forks, ND from downstream.

Embden 1 is a surface-water site. The 2.0- foot flume sites just north of this data shelter for Embden sites 1 and 2.