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Sunset Crater, a basaltic cinder cone in the San Francisco Volcanic Field, Arizona, erupted in 1085 A.D.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Embden farm landowners durring Maple River flooding.

Overland flooding on Interstate 29 in North Dakota caused by the Red River of the North (nearest town Oslo, Minnesota).  This photograph was taken by the USGS National Flood Hazard Coordinator in one of the last small vehicles to drive on this stretch of the Interstate.  About 15 minutes later, the North Dakota State Highway Patrol closed a stretch of the

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.

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

The 2011 Red River flood was the third largest in Fargo, ND since 1900. In the background of this photo, USGS authorized personnel take a boat out on the river to record streamflow and water level measurements.

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

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

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

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