Highest listed crest 16.76 ft April 21, 1979; 14,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 10.0 ft Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major 3 24th of 54 gauges in North Dakota
Most recent flood crest April 20, 2023 13.63 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Goose River at Hillsboro, 1931 to 2026 0 5 10 15 20 ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Major 16.0 ft Apr 7, 1931: 4.20 ft, below flood stage; 100 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1932: 15.14 ft, moderate flooding; 959 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1933: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 300 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1934: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 107 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1935: 8.45 ft, action stage; 697 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1936: 13.06 ft, moderate flooding; 1,660 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1937: 3.57 ft, below flood stage; 46 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1938: 4.47 ft, below flood stage Mar 26, 1939: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 564 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1940: 1.66 ft, below flood stage; 710 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1941: 2.78 ft, below flood stage Apr 6, 1942: 2.27 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1944: 1.11 ft, below flood stage; 304 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1945: 1.09 ft, below flood stage; 293 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1946: 3.22 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1947: 5.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1948: 10.63 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1949: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1950: 14.94 ft, moderate flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1951: 3.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,130 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1952: 3.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 1953: 1.36 ft, below flood stage; 408 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1954: 0.99 ft, below flood stage; 231 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1955: 2.44 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1956: 2.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,390 cubic feet per second Sep 7, 1957: 1.17 ft, below flood stage; 200 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1958: 0.69 ft, below flood stage; 88 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1959: 1.25 ft, below flood stage Apr 9, 1960: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1961: 0.66 ft, below flood stage; 82 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1962: 8.64 ft, action stage; 2,350 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1963: 1.24 ft, below flood stage; 290 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1964: 3.61 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1965: 14.01 ft, moderate flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1966: 12.17 ft, minor flooding; 3,290 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1967: 8.00 ft, action stage Jun 12, 1968: 4.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,420 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1969: 14.19 ft, moderate flooding; 7,640 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1970: 9.18 ft, action stage; 3,040 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1971: 4.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,550 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1972: 6.97 ft, below flood stage Mar 15, 1973: 4.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1974: 10.06 ft, minor flooding Apr 19, 1975: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,810 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1976: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1977: 2.01 ft, below flood stage; 86 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1978: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1979: 16.76 ft, major flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1980: 3.55 ft, below flood stage; 790 cubic feet per second Jun 25, 1981: 1.83 ft, below flood stage; 26 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1982: 8.89 ft, action stage; 2,900 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1983: 6.63 ft, below flood stage Mar 29, 1984: 7.99 ft, action stage; 2,660 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1985: 4.17 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1986: 4.81 ft, below flood stage; 1,630 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1987: 10.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,570 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1988: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1989: 9.80 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1990: 2.01 ft, below flood stage; 94 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1991: 2.75 ft, below flood stage; 351 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1992: 3.69 ft, below flood stage; 975 cubic feet per second Jul 30, 1993: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1994: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 2,160 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1995: 9.00 ft, action stage; 3,390 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1996: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1997: 15.62 ft, moderate flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1998: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1999: 13.77 ft, moderate flooding; 6,350 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 2000: 9.95 ft, action stage Apr 8, 2001: 10.33 ft, minor flooding; 3,890 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 2002: 12.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 2003: 3.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 2004: 14.40 ft, moderate flooding; 7,180 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 2005: 11.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2006: 14.04 ft, moderate flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 2007: 7.25 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 2008: 3.47 ft, below flood stage Mar 25, 2009: 16.67 ft, major flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 2010: 15.64 ft, moderate flooding; 7,260 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 2011: 15.50 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 2012: 3.09 ft, below flood stage; 580 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 2013: 9.21 ft, action stage; 4,000 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 2014: 5.86 ft, below flood stage May 20, 2015: 3.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,130 cubic feet per second Sep 9, 2016: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2017: 4.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,950 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 2018: 15.24 ft, moderate flooding Apr 7, 2019: 12.24 ft, minor flooding Oct 18, 2019: 11.31 ft, minor flooding; 4,440 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2020: 13.75 ft, moderate flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per second May 25, 2021: 2.18 ft, below flood stage; 99 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 2022: 16.02 ft, major flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 2023: 13.63 ft, moderate flooding Jul 1, 2024: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 2025: 3.79 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 2026: 4.16 ft, below flood stage Highest, 16.76 ft, Apr 21, 1979 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Goose River at Hillsboro 1930s: 4 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 3 1970s: 4 1980s: 1 1990s: 4 2000s: 6 6 2010s: 5 2020s: 3 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. Traill County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Dakota
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HGRN8, 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.