Category Archives: flooding

Red Decline

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

Since my blog post last week about the Red River being so high, it has dropped quite a bit, still high, but a much lower flow:  Here was that drop last week: Here is the latest chart: The Red River … Continue reading →

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Dry But Wet

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

After a summer with the Red River in Fargo being above flood stage persistently, the past several weeks with the levels much lower has been a welcome sight.  Yet, by historical standards, the amount of water flowing through town is … Continue reading →

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A Touch Drier

Posted on August 28, 2011 by John Wheeler

Have you noticed that it isn’t raining as much the last couple of weeks?  We were already assured of above-average August rainfall when it rained 2.87 inches on the first day of the month.  After one more heavy rain and … Continue reading →

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Jumpy Red

Posted on July 25, 2011 by John Wheeler

The Red River jumped over a foot right after our Tuesday morning thunderstorm.  It had already risen almost three feet since last weekend due to heavy rainfall here and upstream.  So the river is high again.  It has been above … Continue reading →

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Lake Champlain

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Rob Kupec

Devils Lake was not the only big lake in the United States to reach record levels this spring.   Lake Champlain which straddles the border between New York and Vermont broke the old high water mark by nearly two feet, causing … Continue reading →

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Missouri River Flooding: Man Made or Natural?

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

I recently did a write up to summarize the recent clues that lead to the flooding along the Souris River in North Dakota (and Canada).  The Great Plains Examiner recently posted an excellent article articulating some of the causes, both … Continue reading →

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Somewhat Good News

Posted on July 3, 2011 by John Wheeler

Good news, of sorts:  the flooding on the two largest bodies of water in North Dakota has likely peaked for this year.  Releases from Garrison Dam were decreased from 145 to 140 thousand cubic feet per second yesterday.  This will … Continue reading →

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Flood Clues

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

Just three years ago, the thought that western North Dakota would be experiencing historic floods in the near future would have been seen as unrealistic considering how dry that area was as seen with the Palmer Indexes in June 2008. … Continue reading →

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Century Wet

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

North Dakota experienced a wet spring, which was preceded by a wet winter.  As a whole, the state of North Dakota has experienced seven straight wet seasons. The last season that finished either near or below average was the summer … Continue reading →

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Flood Stats

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

Although the Red River in Fargo has gone above flood stage slightly again, during the spring flood it was continuously above flood stage for 75 days 21 hours and 15 minutes.  During that time frame, 63.38 billion(yes billion) cubic feet … Continue reading →

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