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USGS scientists Joel Galloway and Dan Thomas prepare to take streamflow and water level measurements of the flooded Red River in downtown Fargo, ND. The USGS Red River of the North at Fargo streamgage can be seen in the background.

USGS scientists Joel Galloway and Dan Thomas prepare to take streamflow and water level measurements of the flooded Red River in downtown Fargo, ND.

USGS scientists Joel Galloway and Dan Thomas bring a television news crew on a tour of the flooded Red River, where they take water level and streamflow measurements during the flood. Here, the crew films footage of the USGS Red River of the North at Fargo streamgage.

Arpil 9, 2011, ice break up in the Des Lacs River near Foxholm, ND.

An image of the USGS Red River of the North at Fargo streamgage in downtown Fargo, ND. Real-time water level and streamflow data from this gage can be accessed online.

Water level measurement from the USGS Red River of the North at Fargo streamgage in downtown Fargo, ND. The water level peaked at around 39 feet at this streamgage on April 9. Real-time water level and streamflow data from this gage can be accessed online.

A television news journalist records work being done by USGS scientists at the Red River in downtown Fargo, ND.

USGS hydrologist Brent Hall measures the water level at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to measure streamflow and water currents at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

USGS scientists John Miller and Brent Hall measure the streamflow and water levels at the flooded Ditch 14 near Mapleton, ND. What appears to be a lake is actually a flooded cornfield.

USGS scientist John Miller retrieves acoustic doppler current profiler data for streamflow and water levels at the flooded Ditch 14 near Mapleton, ND.

USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to measure streamflow and water currents at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

Grab samples from North Dakota Discovery Farms Underwood waterway sites 1, 2, 3, and the East Culverts, on April 6, 2011.

USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to measure streamflow and water currents at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

USGS scientists John Miller and Brent Hall measure the streamflow and water levels at the flooded Ditch 14 near Mapleton, ND. What appears to be a lake is actually a flooded cornfield.

Flooding of Apple Creek near Menoken, North Dakota. On April 8, the streamflow was pproximately 1,750 cfs and stage at 15.86 feet.

USGS scientist Brent Hall uses an acoustic doppler current profiler to measure the streamflow and water levels at the flooded Ditch 14 near Mapleton, ND.

USGS scientists take measurements at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

Water covers a cornfield and dirt road that leads to the USGS Maple River near Mapleton, ND streamgage.

Grab samples from Embden waterway sites 1, 2, and 3 on April 6, 2011. Grab samples are often collected as a quality assurance.

USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to measure streamflow and water currents at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.