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Pipestem Creek near Pingree

Highest listed crest 13.15 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft44 crests since 1975

The Pipestem Creek near Pingree crested above flood stage 17 times among the 44 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1975 to 2021. The highest, 13.15 ft on April 14, 2009, was moderate flooding, 2.15 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.15 ft
April 14, 2009; 9,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
17 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 22, 2019
12.06 ft, minor flooding
Location
Stutsman 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, Pipestem Creek near Pingree
Action stage10.06Mar 28, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.016Oct 22, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01Apr 14, 2009Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

44 crests from 1975 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pipestem Creek near Pingree, 1975 to 2021 46810121416ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Apr 19, 1975: 11.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1978: 9.20 ft, below flood stage; 690 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1979: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1982: 10.62 ft, action stage; 860 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1983: 11.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1984: 9.61 ft, below flood stage; 865 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 8.05 ft, below flood stage; 350 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1987: 11.45 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1987: 9.49 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1993: 10.64 ft, action stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1994: 9.78 ft, below flood stageSep 16, 1994: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,470 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1995: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,180 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1995: 8.97 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 1996: 11.15 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1996: 11.00 ft, minor floodingJul 19, 1996: 9.23 ft, below flood stageApr 19, 1997: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1998: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1999: 10.47 ft, action stageMay 13, 1999: 9.97 ft, below flood stageAug 15, 1999: 10.07 ft, action stageJul 18, 2000: 9.84 ft, below flood stageMar 23, 2001: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 940 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2001: 9.16 ft, below flood stageMar 26, 2003: 6.77 ft, below flood stageApr 1, 2004: 8.50 ft, below flood stage; 600 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2007: 8.76 ft, below flood stageMar 20, 2007: 8.53 ft, below flood stageJun 12, 2008: 6.03 ft, below flood stage; 131 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2009: 13.15 ft, moderate flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2010: 10.93 ft, action stageApr 9, 2011: 11.97 ft, minor floodingJul 9, 2011: 12.33 ft, minor floodingJul 18, 2011: 11.59 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2012: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 135 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2013: 11.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2015: 6.78 ft, below flood stage; 69 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2016: 5.57 ft, below flood stageMar 28, 2017: 10.51 ft, action stageApr 27, 2018: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 279 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2019: 12.19 ft, minor flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2019: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,830 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2021: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 22 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.15 ft, Apr 14, 2009 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pipestem Creek near Pingree 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 5 2000s: 2 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Pipestem Creek near Pingree
1Apr 14, 200913.15+2.15Moderate9,200
2Jul 9, 201112.33+1.33Minor—
3Sep 24, 201912.19+1.19Minor2,770
4Oct 22, 201912.06+1.06Minor2,830
5Apr 9, 201111.97+0.97Minor—
6Mar 17, 199511.70+0.70Minor3,180
7Apr 20, 197911.60+0.60Minor2,520
8Jul 18, 201111.59+0.59Minor—
9Apr 30, 201311.58+0.58Minor2,630
10Apr 19, 197511.47+0.47Minor2,400
11Mar 10, 198711.45+0.45Minor—
12Apr 19, 199711.37+0.37Minor3,400
13Mar 10, 198311.28+0.28Minor1,400
14Mar 15, 199611.15+0.15Minor—
15Mar 23, 200111.07+0.07Minor940
16Sep 16, 199411.02+0.02Minor1,470
17Apr 12, 199611.000.00Minor—
18Mar 21, 201010.93−0.07Action—
19Jul 26, 199310.64−0.36Action1,150
20Mar 30, 198210.62−0.38Action860
21Mar 28, 201710.51−0.49Action—
22Mar 20, 199910.47−0.53Action—
23Aug 15, 199910.07−0.93Action—
24May 13, 19999.97−1.03Below flood stage—
25Mar 29, 19989.90−1.10Below flood stage1,300
26Jul 18, 20009.84−1.16Below flood stage—
27Mar 23, 19949.78−1.22Below flood stage—
28Mar 26, 19849.61−1.39Below flood stage865
29Apr 1, 19879.49−1.51Below flood stage750
30Jul 19, 19969.23−1.77Below flood stage—
31Mar 28, 19789.20−1.80Below flood stage690
32Apr 10, 20019.16−1.84Below flood stage—
33Apr 3, 19958.97−2.03Below flood stage—
34Mar 14, 20078.76−2.24Below flood stage—
35Mar 20, 20078.53−2.47Below flood stage—
36Apr 1, 20048.50−2.50Below flood stage600
37Mar 15, 19868.05−2.95Below flood stage350
38Apr 27, 20187.41−3.59Below flood stage279
39May 18, 20156.78−4.22Below flood stage69
40Mar 26, 20036.77−4.23Below flood stage—
41Mar 16, 20126.11−4.89Below flood stage135
42Jun 12, 20086.03−4.97Below flood stage131
43Apr 27, 20165.57−5.43Below flood stage—
44May 29, 20215.20−5.80Below flood stage22

Other gauges in Stutsman County

Flood gauges in Stutsman County
Jamestown12.016.94 ft, Apr 11, 19691

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PGEN8, 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.