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Pembina River at Walhalla

Highest listed crest 17.25 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft58 crests since 1940

The Pembina River at Walhalla crested above flood stage 23 times among the 58 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2026. The highest, 17.25 ft on May 21, 2013, was moderate flooding, 6.25 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
17.25 ft
May 21, 2013; 20,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
23 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 17, 2024
11.19 ft, minor 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 Walhalla
Action stage9.09Jun 30, 2026The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.018Sep 17, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.05May 1, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

58 crests from 1940 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pembina River at Walhalla, 1940 to 2026 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Apr 19, 1940: 5.52 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1964: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 796 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1965: 12.68 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1966: 14.82 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1967: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,530 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1968: 9.40 ft, action stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1969: 14.58 ft, minor flooding; 8,440 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1970: 15.08 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1971: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1972: 9.81 ft, action stage; 3,160 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1973: 5.20 ft, below flood stageApr 27, 1974: 15.19 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1975: 7.50 ft, below flood stageApr 17, 1976: 9.81 ft, action stage; 4,530 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1977: 4.81 ft, below flood stageApr 6, 1978: 9.97 ft, action stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1979: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 9,130 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1980: 4.46 ft, below flood stageFeb 22, 1981: 4.90 ft, below flood stageMar 31, 1982: 8.73 ft, below flood stageApr 5, 1983: 6.55 ft, below flood stageJun 16, 1984: 3.23 ft, below flood stage; 374 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1985: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 1,860 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1986: 9.31 ft, action stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1987: 10.39 ft, action stage; 5,300 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1988: 3.67 ft, below flood stageApr 16, 1989: 6.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1990: 7.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1994: 7.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1995: 14.53 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1997: 16.53 ft, moderate flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2000: 2.59 ft, below flood stage; 136 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2001: 11.81 ft, minor flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2002: 10.05 ft, action stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2003: 5.84 ft, below flood stageMar 28, 2004: 13.55 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 2005: 14.38 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2006: 15.62 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2007: 11.39 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2008: 4.51 ft, below flood stage; 898 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2009: 16.63 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2010: 8.94 ft, below flood stageApr 18, 2011: 16.55 ft, moderate flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2012: 5.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2013: 17.25 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2014: 7.94 ft, below flood stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2015: 4.69 ft, below flood stage; 906 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2016: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 15.32 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2018: 5.39 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2019: 10.72 ft, action stageMar 30, 2020: 11.21 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 2021: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 571 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2022: 17.20 ft, moderate flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2023: 13.15 ft, minor flooding; 8,410 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2024: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,180 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2025: 8.33 ft, below flood stage; 3,720 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2026: 9.14 ft, action stage Highest, 17.25 ft, May 21, 2013 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pembina River at Walhalla 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 4 1970s: 4 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 6 6 2010s: 3 2020s: 4 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 58 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Pembina River at Walhalla
1May 21, 201317.25+6.25Moderate20,600
2May 1, 202217.20+6.20Moderate15,700
3Apr 19, 200916.63+5.63Moderate17,200
4Apr 18, 201116.55+5.55Moderate16,300
5Apr 26, 199716.53+5.53Moderate23,100
6Apr 14, 200615.62+4.62Minor14,700
7Apr 7, 201715.32+4.32Minor12,300
8Apr 27, 197415.19+4.19Minor13,800
9Apr 26, 197015.08+4.08Minor10,200
10Mar 31, 196614.82+3.82Minor4,700
11Apr 20, 196914.58+3.58Minor8,440
12Apr 11, 197114.56+3.56Minor10,200
13Aug 19, 199514.53+3.53Minor10,700
14Jun 30, 200514.38+3.38Minor10,500
15Mar 28, 200413.55+2.55Minor—
16Apr 20, 197913.32+2.32Minor9,130
17Apr 28, 202313.15+2.15Minor8,410
18Apr 11, 196512.68+1.68Minor4,960
19Apr 21, 196712.10+1.10Minor4,530
20Apr 20, 200111.81+0.81Minor5,870
21Mar 29, 200711.39+0.39Minor3,600
22Mar 30, 202011.21+0.21Minor—
23Sep 17, 202411.19+0.19Minor6,180
24Apr 9, 201910.72−0.28Action—
25Apr 5, 198710.39−0.61Action5,300
26Jun 10, 200210.05−0.95Action3,800
27Apr 6, 19789.97−1.03Action3,800
28Apr 9, 19729.81−1.19Action3,160
29Apr 17, 19769.81−1.19Action4,530
30Mar 18, 19689.40−1.60Action1,400
31Mar 22, 19869.31−1.69Action2,800
32Jun 30, 20269.14−1.86Action—
33Mar 18, 20108.94−2.06Below flood stage—
34Mar 31, 19828.73−2.27Below flood stage—
35Mar 19, 19858.57−2.43Below flood stage1,860
36Apr 12, 20258.33−2.67Below flood stage3,720
37Apr 11, 20147.94−3.06Below flood stage2,800
38Jul 20, 20167.88−3.12Below flood stage2,750
39Apr 1, 19907.64−3.36Below flood stage1,200
40Apr 12, 19757.50−3.50Below flood stage—
41Mar 22, 19947.03−3.97Below flood stage1,800
42Apr 16, 19896.67−4.33Below flood stage1,000
43Apr 5, 19836.55−4.45Below flood stage—
44Jul 4, 20125.85−5.15Below flood stage1,320
45Mar 29, 20035.84−5.16Below flood stage—
46Apr 19, 19405.52−5.48Below flood stage1,000
47Jun 19, 19645.43−5.57Below flood stage796
48Apr 22, 20185.39−5.61Below flood stage1,010
49Mar 11, 19735.20−5.80Below flood stage—
50Feb 22, 19814.90−6.10Below flood stage—

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.

May 21, 2013: 17.25 ft here, moderate flooding

  • NecheND · May 21, 2013 · 21.47 ft · Major

May 1, 2022: 17.20 ft here, moderate flooding

  • NecheND · May 1, 2022 · 21.74 ft · Major

April 19, 2009: 16.63 ft here, moderate flooding

  • NecheND · Apr 20, 2009 · 21.61 ft · Major

Gauges on the Pembina River

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

Flood gauges on the Pembina River
Walhalla this gaugeND11.017.25 ft, May 21, 20130
NecheND18.024.51 ft, Apr 21, 199728

Other gauges in Pembina County

Flood gauges in Pembina County
Neche18.024.51 ft, Apr 21, 199728
Pembina39.054.94 ft, Apr 26, 199711

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WLHN8, 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.