Rivers in North Dakota

Cedar Creek (ND) near Raleigh

Grant County, North DakotaNWS RLGN8USGS 06353000Bismarck office

Below flood stage
-0.14ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
20.59 ft2009

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 20.00 ftRoads crossing the Cedar Creek were lost during the 2009 flood with a flood crest of 20.59 ft. This suggests that at something much lower than 20 ft the county roads crossing Cedar Creek become dangerous.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, October to December

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
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

30 crests on NOAA’s list since 1950.

#DateStage
1March 23, 200920.59 ft
2April 18, 195018.00 ft
3March 24, 199717.05 ft
4March 28, 197813.70 ft
5March 28, 201912.74 ft
6March 12, 201412.57 ft
7March 15, 196612.32 ft
8March 22, 198712.03 ft
9March 15, 197211.60 ft
10April 3, 196911.30 ft
11March 29, 201810.87 ft
12June 9, 202110.69 ft
13May 11, 19759.75 ft
14April 14, 19829.47 ft
15March 22, 20119.16 ft
16March 20, 19718.90 ft
17July 13, 19798.71 ft
18June 9, 19648.48 ft
19March 23, 20108.46 ft
20May 10, 19708.23 ft
21July 16, 20158.13 ft
22July 3, 19938.10 ft
23March 14, 20017.76 ft
24March 1, 20207.21 ft
25June 8, 20076.96 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 9, 2021: 10.69 ft
  • March 1, 2020: 7.21 ft
  • March 28, 2019: 12.74 ft
  • March 29, 2018: 10.87 ft
  • March 26, 2017: 5.80 ft
  • July 11, 2016: 5.63 ft
  • July 16, 2015: 8.13 ft
  • March 12, 2014: 12.57 ft
  • June 1, 2013: 5.17 ft
  • March 27, 2012: 1.96 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.

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.