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Cannonball River at Regent

Highest listed crest 26.10 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft32 crests since 1950

The Cannonball River at Regent crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2021. The highest, 26.10 ft on April 16, 1950, was major flooding, 4.10 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Cannonball River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.10 ft
April 16, 1950; 20,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
22.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
1
37th of 54 gauges in North Dakota
Most recent flood crest
April 16, 1950
26.10 ft, major flooding
Location
Hettinger County
North Dakota

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Cannonball River at Regent
Action stage20.03Mar 21, 1997The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)22.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.01Apr 16, 1950Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1950 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cannonball River at Regent, 1950 to 2021 0102030ft Flood stage 22.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Apr 16, 1950: 26.10 ft, major flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1952: 15.77 ft, below flood stage; 5,420 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1953: 14.07 ft, below flood stage; 4,230 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1957: 17.35 ft, below flood stage; 6,040 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1964: 13.49 ft, below flood stage; 3,830 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1966: 14.63 ft, below flood stage; 4,620 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1969: 14.12 ft, below flood stage; 4,260 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1970: 16.85 ft, below flood stage; 6,280 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1972: 19.49 ft, below flood stage; 7,430 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1975: 13.00 ft, below flood stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1978: 20.55 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1982: 21.82 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1984: 14.66 ft, below flood stage; 4,610 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1986: 15.22 ft, below flood stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1994: 12.84 ft, below flood stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1997: 21.01 ft, action stage; 6,390 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2003: 7.25 ft, below flood stageJul 2, 2005: 8.32 ft, below flood stage; 500 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2009: 18.66 ft, below flood stageApr 15, 2009: 18.38 ft, below flood stage; 7,510 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2010: 10.96 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2011: 14.19 ft, below flood stageMar 18, 2012: 2.06 ft, below flood stage; 29 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2013: 8.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2014: 13.90 ft, below flood stageJun 26, 2015: 7.79 ft, below flood stage; 816 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2016: 5.47 ft, below flood stage; 34 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2017: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 309 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2018: 11.58 ft, below flood stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2019: 17.35 ft, below flood stage; 5,870 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2019: 6.51 ft, below flood stage; 217 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2021: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 20 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.10 ft, Apr 16, 1950 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cannonball River at Regent 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Cannonball River at Regent
1Apr 16, 195026.10+4.10Major20,300
2Apr 12, 198221.82−0.18Action11,000
3Mar 21, 199721.01−0.99Action6,390
4Mar 23, 197820.55−1.45Action10,000
5Mar 12, 197219.49−2.51Below flood stage7,430
6Mar 22, 200918.66−3.34Below flood stage—
7Apr 15, 200918.38−3.62Below flood stage7,510
8Jun 22, 195717.35−4.65Below flood stage6,040
9Mar 24, 201917.35−4.65Below flood stage5,870
10May 9, 197016.85−5.15Below flood stage6,280
11Apr 7, 195215.77−6.23Below flood stage5,420
12Mar 2, 198615.22−6.78Below flood stage4,200
13Jun 22, 198414.66−7.34Below flood stage4,610
14Jun 25, 196614.63−7.37Below flood stage4,620
15Mar 21, 201114.19−7.81Below flood stage—
16Jul 8, 196914.12−7.88Below flood stage4,260
17Jun 15, 195314.07−7.93Below flood stage4,230
18Apr 8, 201413.90−8.10Below flood stage—
19Jun 18, 196413.49−8.51Below flood stage3,830
20Apr 29, 197513.00−9.00Below flood stage3,650
21Jun 8, 199412.84−9.16Below flood stage3,320
22Jun 1, 201811.58−10.42Below flood stage2,120
23Apr 1, 201010.96−11.04Below flood stage2,200
24Jun 11, 20138.33−13.67Below flood stage1,150
25Jul 2, 20058.32−13.68Below flood stage500
26Jun 26, 20157.79−14.21Below flood stage816
27Mar 17, 20037.25−14.75Below flood stage—
28Mar 21, 20176.58−15.42Below flood stage309
29Oct 9, 20196.51−15.49Below flood stage217
30Apr 28, 20165.47−16.53Below flood stage34
31May 25, 20215.41−16.59Below flood stage20
32Mar 18, 20122.06−19.94Below flood stage29

The worst floods along the Cannonball River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Cannonball River that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 16, 1950: 26.10 ft here, major flooding

  • BreienND · Apr 19, 1950 · 22.30 ft · Moderate · its highest

Gauges on the Cannonball River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Cannonball River
Regent this gaugeND22.026.10 ft, Apr 16, 19501
BreienND10.022.30 ft, Apr 19, 19500

Hettinger County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Dakota

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge REGN8, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.