Rivers in North Dakota

Maple River (ND) near Enderlin

Ransom County, North DakotaNWS ENDN8USGS 05059700Grand Forks office

Below flood stage
1.64ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
9.50 ft
Record crest
15.41 ft1975

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.00 ft
Moderate flood12.00 ft
Minor flood9.50 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 14.00 ftMAJOR FLOOD. Some farm residences have water at ground level.
  2. 12.00 ftMODERATE FLOOD. Little Moorhead section of town begins to flood.
  3. 11.00 ftFlooding of some farm buildings begins.
  4. 9.50 ftMINOR FLOOD.
  5. 8.00 ftACTION STAGE/FORECAST SERVICE STAGE. City Park dike is overtopped. Agricultural damage begins to occur.
  6. 6.00 ftBottomlands on left bank begin to flood.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

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

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 28, 2026.

Crest history

74 crests on NOAA’s list since 1956.

#DateStage
1June 30, 197515.41 ft
2March 24, 200914.14 ft
3March 18, 201013.71 ft
4April 11, 196913.55 ft
5April 11, 201113.31 ft
6April 3, 199713.03 ft
7July 17, 199312.72 ft
8April 18, 202312.71 ft
9April 3, 201912.38 ft
10May 1, 202212.33 ft
11April 11, 199612.28 ft
12June 23, 198312.23 ft
13April 2, 198211.72 ft
14April 20, 197911.50 ft
15March 22, 199411.50 ft
16April 8, 202011.13 ft
17May 29, 197011.06 ft
18April 12, 196511.05 ft
19March 28, 198410.95 ft
20May 12, 199910.75 ft
21March 22, 198710.41 ft
22March 18, 196610.39 ft
23April 23, 201810.37 ft
24March 24, 197810.19 ft
25March 17, 199510.07 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 14, 2026: 5.27 ft
  • August 9, 2025: 8.41 ft
  • June 3, 2024: 4.19 ft
  • April 18, 2023: 12.71 ft
  • May 1, 2022: 12.33 ft
  • October 14, 2021: 5.79 ft
  • April 8, 2020: 11.13 ft
  • October 17, 2019: 9.19 ft
  • April 3, 2019: 12.38 ft
  • April 23, 2018: 10.37 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. 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. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

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.