Rivers in North Dakota

Cannonball River at Breien

Morton County, North DakotaNWS BREN8USGS 06354000Bismarck office

Below flood stage
1.78ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 11:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Record crest
22.30 ft1950

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood23.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 23.00 ftHighway 6 will flood.
  2. 22.00 ftAll of Breien will flood.
  3. 21.00 ftWater likely on surface of Highway 24 near Solen.
  4. 20.00 ftMuch of Breien will flood.
  5. 13.00 ftSoutheast part of Breien subject to flooding.
  6. 12.00 ftWater overflows south bank.
  7. 9.00 ftWater overflows north bank.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 23, 2026.

Crest history

103 crests on NOAA’s list since 1935.

#DateStage
1April 19, 195022.30 ft
2March 24, 200921.84 ft
3March 25, 199720.82 ft
4March 15, 198219.57 ft
5March 22, 198719.36 ft
6March 28, 201918.52 ft
7March 27, 194317.40 ft
8June 9, 202117.02 ft
9March 31, 197816.38 ft
10April 7, 195215.42 ft
11March 18, 201115.39 ft
12April 16, 198215.32 ft
13March 4, 196715.02 ft
14March 26, 194715.00 ft
15March 17, 194814.90 ft
16March 27, 195114.80 ft
17March 11, 201414.54 ft
18March 17, 196614.44 ft
19March 16, 197214.40 ft
20June 14, 193714.28 ft
21March 22, 201114.06 ft
22April 4, 196913.91 ft
23March 13, 199513.25 ft
24March 4, 198613.19 ft
25August 14, 199913.13 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 9, 2021: 17.02 ft
  • March 28, 2019: 18.52 ft
  • March 31, 2018: 9.40 ft
  • March 22, 2017: 7.90 ft
  • July 12, 2016: 7.22 ft
  • June 25, 2015: 8.13 ft
  • March 22, 2015: 7.90 ft
  • January 27, 2015: 8.79 ft
  • April 11, 2014: 11.71 ft
  • March 11, 2014: 14.54 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River Forecasts typically include ONLY 2 days of future rain from <u>forecast issuance time</u> (lower right of graph). Occasionally 3 days of future rain included. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.