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Pembina River at Neche

Highest listed crest 24.51 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft120 crests since 1904

The Pembina River at Neche crested at major flood stage 28 times among the 120 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1904 to 2026. The highest, 24.51 ft on April 21, 1997, was major flooding, 6.51 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Pembina River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.51 ft
April 21, 1997
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.5 ft
Crests at major
28
1st of 54 gauges in North Dakota
Most recent flood crest
April 18, 2023
21.05 ft, major flooding
Location
Pembina 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, Pembina River at Neche
Action stage16.010Apr 12, 2026The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.04Jul 30, 1993Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.010Apr 1, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.528Apr 18, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

120 crests from 1904 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pembina River at Neche, 1904 to 2026 0510152025ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 20.5 ft May 2, 1904: 20.90 ft, major flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1905: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,372 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1906: 9.00 ft, below flood stage; 800 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1907: 13.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1908: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 927 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1910: 6.50 ft, below flood stage; 685 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1911: 8.90 ft, below flood stage; 900 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1912: 8.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1913: 21.50 ft, major flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1914: 6.00 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 1915: 6.20 ft, below flood stage; 180 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1919: 18.30 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1920: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 361 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1921: 7.40 ft, below flood stage; 733 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1922: 11.40 ft, below flood stageApr 20, 1923: 17.80 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1924: 6.70 ft, below flood stage; 674 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1925: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,350 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1926: 6.90 ft, below flood stageMay 12, 1927: 17.80 ft, action stage; 3,110 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1928: 11.80 ft, below flood stageMar 21, 1929: 9.00 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1930: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1931: 13.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1932: 13.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1933: 12.16 ft, below flood stageApr 9, 1934: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 780 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1935: 6.11 ft, below flood stageApr 15, 1936: 17.34 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1937: 5.70 ft, below flood stageMar 20, 1938: 8.11 ft, below flood stage; 730 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1939: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 52 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1940: 7.97 ft, below flood stage; 816 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1941: 18.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,830 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1942: 19.96 ft, moderate flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1943: 12.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1944: 9.27 ft, below flood stageMar 29, 1945: 16.54 ft, action stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1946: 16.27 ft, action stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1947: 11.06 ft, below flood stageApr 21, 1948: 20.36 ft, moderate flooding; 3,770 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1949: 20.83 ft, major flooding; 5,010 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1950: 21.58 ft, major flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1951: 14.95 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1952: 8.65 ft, below flood stageJun 10, 1953: 6.74 ft, below flood stage; 250 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1954: 7.97 ft, below flood stage; 846 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1955: 20.11 ft, moderate flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1956: 20.99 ft, major floodingMar 25, 1957: 8.49 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 1958: 7.17 ft, below flood stage; 442 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1959: 14.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1960: 21.00 ft, major flooding; 4,040 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1961: 9.49 ft, below flood stage; 372 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1962: 20.97 ft, major flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1963: 10.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1964: 10.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1965: 19.21 ft, moderate flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1966: 21.20 ft, major flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1967: 16.83 ft, action stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1968: 9.65 ft, below flood stageApr 12, 1969: 21.69 ft, major floodingApr 27, 1970: 21.47 ft, major flooding; 7,070 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1971: 22.22 ft, major flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1972: 15.87 ft, below flood stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1973: 9.13 ft, below flood stageApr 28, 1974: 22.92 ft, major flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1975: 11.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1976: 21.27 ft, major floodingMay 21, 1977: 9.26 ft, below flood stage; 261 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1978: 19.31 ft, moderate flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1979: 23.64 ft, major flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1980: 8.85 ft, below flood stage; 435 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1981: 9.28 ft, below flood stage; 285 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1982: 11.68 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1983: 11.86 ft, below flood stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1984: 9.35 ft, below flood stage; 312 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1985: 13.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1986: 14.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,390 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1986: 15.38 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 1987: 21.41 ft, major flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1988: 8.74 ft, below flood stage; 420 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1989: 10.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1990: 10.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1991: 10.22 ft, below flood stage; 888 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1992: 19.59 ft, moderate flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1993: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,580 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1994: 13.24 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1995: 23.30 ft, major flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1996: 23.48 ft, major floodingApr 21, 1997: 24.51 ft, major floodingApr 16, 1998: 21.20 ft, major flooding; 7,620 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1999: 17.73 ft, action stage; 3,790 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2000: 5.15 ft, below flood stage; 208 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2001: 19.97 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 2002: 15.39 ft, below flood stage; 3,440 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2003: 8.10 ft, below flood stageMar 30, 2004: 21.00 ft, major floodingJul 2, 2005: 21.30 ft, major flooding; 6,890 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2006: 21.42 ft, major flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2007: 20.45 ft, moderate flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 9.23 ft, below flood stageApr 20, 2009: 21.61 ft, major flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2010: 15.97 ft, below flood stageApr 11, 2011: 21.78 ft, major flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2012: 7.50 ft, below flood stage; 991 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2013: 21.47 ft, major flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2014: 14.56 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2015: 7.50 ft, below flood stage; 927 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2016: 11.33 ft, below flood stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2017: 22.47 ft, major floodingApr 20, 2018: 7.19 ft, below flood stageApr 9, 2019: 16.42 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2020: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 5,220 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2021: 3.77 ft, below flood stage; 246 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2022: 21.74 ft, major flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2023: 21.05 ft, major flooding; 4,910 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2024: 16.36 ft, action stage; 3,860 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2025: 14.16 ft, below flood stage; 3,070 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2026: 16.31 ft, action stage Highest, 24.51 ft, Apr 21, 1997 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pembina River at Neche 1900s: 1 1910s: 2 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 4 1950s: 3 1960s: 5 1970s: 6 6 1980s: 1 1990s: 6 2000s: 6 2010s: 3 2020s: 3 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 120 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Pembina River at Neche
1Apr 21, 199724.51+6.51Major—
2Apr 20, 197923.64+5.64Major9,500
3Apr 17, 199623.48+5.48Major—
4Apr 23, 199523.30+5.30Major8,500
5Apr 28, 197422.92+4.92Major10,300
6Apr 1, 201722.47+4.47Major—
7Apr 12, 197122.22+4.22Major7,350
8Apr 11, 201121.78+3.78Major15,300
9May 1, 202221.74+3.74Major12,900
10Apr 12, 196921.69+3.69Major—
11Apr 20, 200921.61+3.61Major16,900
12Apr 20, 195021.58+3.58Major10,700
13Apr 7, 191321.50+3.50Major3,870
14Apr 27, 197021.47+3.47Major7,070
15May 21, 201321.47+3.47Major17,500
16Apr 17, 200621.42+3.42Major11,500
17Apr 7, 198721.41+3.41Major5,510
18Jul 2, 200521.30+3.30Major6,890
19Apr 8, 197621.27+3.27Major—
20Apr 3, 196621.20+3.20Major4,300
21Apr 16, 199821.20+3.20Major7,620
22Apr 18, 202321.05+3.05Major4,910
23Apr 14, 196021.00+3.00Major4,040
24Mar 30, 200421.00+3.00Major—
25Apr 24, 195620.99+2.99Major—
26Apr 21, 196220.97+2.97Major3,650
27May 2, 190420.90+2.90Major4,300
28Apr 22, 194920.83+2.83Major5,010
29Mar 30, 200720.45+2.45Moderate3,800
30Apr 21, 194820.36+2.36Moderate3,770
31Apr 5, 195520.11+2.11Moderate2,700
32Apr 9, 200119.97+1.97Moderate—
33Apr 7, 194219.96+1.96Moderate3,550
34Apr 1, 199219.59+1.59Moderate3,900
35Apr 11, 197819.31+1.31Moderate3,800
36Apr 13, 196519.21+1.21Moderate3,600
37Apr 8, 193019.00+1.00Moderate2,900
38Apr 1, 202019.00+1.00Moderate5,220
39Apr 8, 191918.30+0.30Minor—
40Mar 28, 192518.30+0.30Minor2,350
41Apr 14, 194118.23+0.23Minor2,830
42Jul 30, 199318.10+0.10Minor3,580
43Apr 20, 192317.80−0.20Action3,120
44May 12, 192717.80−0.20Action3,110
45Jun 2, 199917.73−0.27Action3,790
46Apr 15, 193617.34−0.66Action2,530
47Apr 23, 196716.83−1.17Action2,900
48Mar 29, 194516.54−1.46Action2,440
49Apr 9, 201916.42−1.58Action3,700
50Sep 18, 202416.36−1.64Action3,860

The worst floods along the Pembina River

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

April 21, 1997: 24.51 ft here, major flooding

  • WalhallaND · Apr 26, 1997 · 16.53 ft · Moderate

April 20, 1979: 23.64 ft here, major flooding

  • WalhallaND · Apr 20, 1979 · 13.32 ft · Minor

April 28, 1974: 22.92 ft here, major flooding

  • WalhallaND · Apr 27, 1974 · 15.19 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Pembina River

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

Flood gauges on the Pembina River
WalhallaND11.017.25 ft, May 21, 20130
Neche this gaugeND18.024.51 ft, Apr 21, 199728

Other gauges in Pembina County

Flood gauges in Pembina County
Walhalla11.017.25 ft, May 21, 20130
Pembina39.054.94 ft, Apr 26, 199711

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NCEN8, 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.