Unified Interior Regions

Overflow over the road on the west side of streamgage 05092000 Red River of the North at Drayton, ND, streamflow 65,200 cubic feet per second, during 2010 spring flooding.

Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

Oil well pad in the Bakken Formation in North Dakota

Drilling an oil well into the Bakken Formation in North Dakota

Oil field facility in the Bakken Formation in North Dakota

Souris River near Westhope, North Dakota, August 21, 2009.  This picture is provided to compare to other pictures at this gaging location during flooding.  Streamflow at this time was approximately 200 cubic feet per second.

On April 20, 2011, this site reach streamflow of 15,000 cubic feet per second and the area looked like a lake rather than a river.

Souris River near Westhope, North Dakota, July 24, 2009.  This picture is provided to compare to other pictures at this gaging location during flooding.  Streamflow at this time was approximately 200 cubic feet per second.

On April 20, 2011, this site reach streamflow of 15,000 cubic feet per second and the area looked like a lake rather than a river.  The

A summer day in North Dakota on the Knife River near Golden Vally, North Dakota.

A summer day in North Dakota on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston.

A meandering stream that was a possible biomonitoring site for a USGS project in North Dakota.