Rivers in North Dakota

Pembina River at Neche

Pembina County, North DakotaNWS NCEN8USGS 05100000Grand Forks office

Below flood stage
2.82ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
18.00 ft
Record crest
24.51 ft1997

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.50 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood18.00 ft
Action16.00 ft
  1. 24.51 ftOld Record Flood (04/21/1997) before agricultural dikes were removed.
  2. 24.30 ftTop elevation of the levee.
  3. 20.50 ftMAJOR FLOOD. Railroad upstream of gage is overtopped.
  4. 20.00 ftND State Hwy 18 is inundated at Neche.
  5. 19.00 ftMODERATE FLOOD. Residential damage begins.
  6. 18.00 ftMINOR FLOOD. Bankfull Stage.
  7. 16.00 ftACTION STAGE/FORECAST SERVICE STAGE.

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

120 crests on NOAA’s list since 1904.

#DateStage
1April 21, 199724.51 ft
2April 20, 197923.64 ft
3April 17, 199623.48 ft
4April 23, 199523.30 ft
5April 28, 197422.92 ft
6April 1, 201722.47 ft
7April 12, 197122.22 ft
8April 11, 201121.78 ft
9May 1, 202221.74 ft
10April 12, 196921.69 ft
11April 20, 200921.61 ft
12April 20, 195021.58 ft
13April 7, 191321.50 ft
14May 21, 201321.47 ft
15April 27, 197021.47 ft
16April 17, 200621.42 ft
17April 7, 198721.41 ft
18July 2, 200521.30 ft
19April 8, 197621.27 ft
20April 16, 199821.20 ft
21April 3, 196621.20 ft
22April 18, 202321.05 ft
23April 14, 196021.00 ft
24March 30, 200421.00 ft
25April 24, 195620.99 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 12, 2026: 16.31 ft
  • April 13, 2025: 14.16 ft
  • September 18, 2024: 16.36 ft
  • April 18, 2023: 21.05 ft
  • May 1, 2022: 21.74 ft
  • June 14, 2021: 3.77 ft
  • April 1, 2020: 19.00 ft
  • April 9, 2019: 16.42 ft
  • April 20, 2018: 7.19 ft
  • April 1, 2017: 22.47 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.