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Devils Lake near Devils Lake

Highest listed crest 54.30 ftFlood stage 0.1 ft20 crests since 2005

The Devils Lake near Devils Lake crested at major flood stage 20 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2024. The highest, 54.30 ft on June 27, 2011, was major flooding, 54.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
54.30 ft
June 27, 2011
Flood stage
0.1 ft
Major flooding from 0.3 ft
Crests at major
20
5th of 54 gauges in North Dakota
Most recent flood crest
July 12, 2024
50.35 ft, major flooding
Location
Ramsey 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, Devils Lake near Devils Lake
Flood stage (minor)0.10—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage0.20—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage0.320Jul 12, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 2005 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Devils Lake near Devils Lake, 2005 to 2024 0204060ft Flood stage 0.1 ftMajor 0.3 ft Aug 2, 2005: 49.17 ft, major floodingMay 9, 2006: 49.20 ft, major floodingJun 15, 2007: 47.95 ft, major floodingJun 12, 2008: 47.08 ft, major floodingJun 27, 2009: 50.93 ft, major floodingJul 26, 2010: 52.25 ft, major floodingJun 27, 2011: 54.30 ft, major floodingApr 16, 2012: 53.54 ft, major floodingJun 25, 2013: 54.13 ft, major floodingJun 28, 2014: 53.72 ft, major floodingJun 7, 2015: 51.96 ft, major floodingSep 25, 2016: 50.33 ft, major floodingJun 10, 2017: 51.94 ft, major floodingJun 29, 2018: 50.46 ft, major floodingJun 29, 2019: 49.36 ft, major floodingJul 8, 2020: 50.33 ft, major floodingMar 30, 2021: 48.62 ft, major floodingJul 22, 2022: 51.27 ft, major floodingJun 8, 2023: 50.87 ft, major floodingJul 12, 2024: 50.35 ft, major flooding Highest, 54.30 ft, Jun 27, 2011 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Devils Lake near Devils Lake 2000s: 5 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 5 2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 43 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 14.30 ft on Jun 20, 1962; 13.22 ft on Jun 9, 1963; 11.87 ft on May 6, 1964; 11.60 ft on Jun 4, 1965; 12.91 ft on Jul 14, 1966; 12.85 ft on May 17, 1967; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Devils Lake near Devils Lake
1Jun 27, 201154.30+54.20Major—
2Jun 25, 201354.13+54.03Major—
3Jun 28, 201453.72+53.62Major—
4Apr 16, 201253.54+53.44Major—
5Jul 26, 201052.25+52.15Major—
6Jun 7, 201551.96+51.86Major—
7Jun 10, 201751.94+51.84Major—
8Jul 22, 202251.27+51.17Major—
9Jun 27, 200950.93+50.83Major—
10Jun 8, 202350.87+50.77Major—
11Jun 29, 201850.46+50.36Major—
12Jul 12, 202450.35+50.25Major—
13Sep 25, 201650.33+50.23Major—
14Jul 8, 202050.33+50.23Major—
15Jun 29, 201949.36+49.26Major—
16May 9, 200649.20+49.10Major—
17Aug 2, 200549.17+49.07Major—
18Mar 30, 202148.62+48.52Major—
19Jun 15, 200747.95+47.85Major—
20Jun 12, 200847.08+46.98Major—

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DCBN8, 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.