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Sheyenne River near Kindred

Highest listed crest 22.33 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft81 crests since 1947

The Sheyenne River near Kindred crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 81 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2026. The highest, 22.33 ft on April 8, 1997, was major flooding, 6.33 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Sheyenne River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.33 ft
April 8, 1997
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.5 ft
Crests at major
12
8th of 54 gauges in North Dakota
Most recent flood crest
April 22, 2023
19.84 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Cass 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, Sheyenne River near Kindred
Action stage14.07Jun 26, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.07Apr 9, 2001Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.06Apr 22, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.512May 7, 2022Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

81 crests from 1947 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sheyenne River near Kindred, 1947 to 2026 0510152025ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 20.5 ft Jan 1, 1947: 22.10 ft, major flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1950: 20.50 ft, major flooding; 3,210 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1951: 10.15 ft, below flood stageApr 8, 1952: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,240 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1953: 6.44 ft, below flood stage; 679 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1954: 6.17 ft, below flood stage; 631 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1955: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1956: 10.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1957: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 547 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1958: 6.95 ft, below flood stage; 480 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1959: 4.13 ft, below flood stage; 204 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1960: 12.37 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 1961: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 350 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1962: 15.14 ft, action stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1963: 4.99 ft, below flood stage; 430 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1965: 17.46 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1966: 20.16 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 1967: 10.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1968: 7.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1969: 21.54 ft, major floodingApr 27, 1970: 9.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1971: 11.46 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1972: 13.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1973: 6.19 ft, below flood stage; 710 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1974: 12.29 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1975: 21.66 ft, major flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1976: 9.60 ft, below flood stageMay 8, 1977: 6.05 ft, below flood stage; 570 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1978: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 1,410 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1979: 21.01 ft, major floodingMar 26, 1980: 8.52 ft, below flood stageApr 10, 1981: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 435 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1982: 15.28 ft, action stageMar 21, 1983: 17.64 ft, minor flooding; 2,060 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1984: 11.51 ft, below flood stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1985: 7.06 ft, below flood stage; 555 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1986: 11.13 ft, below flood stage; 1,740 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1987: 18.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1988: 5.46 ft, below flood stage; 460 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1989: 15.01 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1990: 3.42 ft, below flood stage; 286 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1991: 3.11 ft, below flood stage; 184 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1991: 3.32 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 1992: 11.44 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1993: 19.84 ft, moderate flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1994: 13.69 ft, below flood stageApr 10, 1995: 19.86 ft, moderate flooding; 3,970 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1996: 21.53 ft, major floodingApr 8, 1997: 22.33 ft, major floodingMar 8, 1998: 14.08 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1999: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2000: 12.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2001: 18.38 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2002: 5.26 ft, below flood stage; 549 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2003: 6.62 ft, below flood stage; 760 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2004: 15.63 ft, action stage; 3,080 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2005: 11.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2006: 13.22 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2007: 14.34 ft, action stageJun 23, 2007: 12.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,160 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2008: 6.92 ft, below flood stageJun 15, 2008: 5.88 ft, below flood stage; 695 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2009: 21.55 ft, major floodingMar 21, 2010: 21.44 ft, major floodingApr 22, 2011: 21.35 ft, major floodingMar 17, 2012: 9.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2013: 15.28 ft, action stage; 3,040 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2014: 11.44 ft, below flood stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 11.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2016: 8.18 ft, below flood stage; 1,270 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 11.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2018: 11.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2019: 20.83 ft, major flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2019: 20.16 ft, moderate flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2020: 19.97 ft, moderate flooding; 4,440 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2021: 6.96 ft, below flood stage; 745 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2022: 21.14 ft, major flooding; 5,660 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2023: 19.84 ft, moderate flooding; 3,910 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2024: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2025: 9.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2026: 9.61 ft, below flood stage Highest, 22.33 ft, Apr 8, 1997 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sheyenne River near Kindred 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 3 1970s: 3 1980s: 2 1990s: 5 5 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 2020s: 3 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 81 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Sheyenne River near Kindred
1Apr 8, 199722.33+6.33Major—
2Jan 1, 194722.10+6.10Major3,600
3Jul 6, 197521.66+5.66Major4,640
4Mar 31, 200921.55+5.55Major—
5Apr 14, 196921.54+5.54Major—
6Apr 15, 199621.53+5.53Major—
7Mar 21, 201021.44+5.44Major—
8Apr 22, 201121.35+5.35Major—
9May 7, 202221.14+5.14Major5,660
10Apr 19, 197921.01+5.01Major—
11Apr 8, 201920.83+4.83Major4,740
12May 13, 195020.50+4.50Major3,210
13Mar 21, 196620.16+4.16Moderate—
14Oct 27, 201920.16+4.16Moderate4,500
15Apr 13, 202019.97+3.97Moderate4,440
16Apr 10, 199519.86+3.86Moderate3,970
17Aug 9, 199319.84+3.84Moderate3,550
18Apr 22, 202319.84+3.84Moderate3,910
19Apr 9, 200118.38+2.38Minor—
20Mar 26, 198718.26+2.26Minor3,000
21Apr 8, 195217.80+1.80Minor2,240
22Mar 21, 198317.64+1.64Minor2,060
23Apr 15, 196517.46+1.46Minor—
24Mar 28, 197816.43+0.43Minor1,410
25Apr 8, 199916.20+0.20Minor2,840
26Apr 19, 200415.63−0.37Action3,080
27Apr 9, 198215.28−0.72Action—
28Jun 26, 201315.28−0.72Action3,040
29Jul 11, 196215.14−0.86Action2,310
30Apr 3, 198915.01−0.99Action1,430
31Mar 27, 200714.34−1.66Action—
32Mar 8, 199814.08−1.92Action2,000
33Mar 30, 199413.69−2.31Below flood stage—
34Mar 19, 197213.54−2.46Below flood stage1,530
35Apr 3, 200613.22−2.78Below flood stage2,600
36Jun 23, 200712.49−3.51Below flood stage2,160
37Apr 10, 196012.37−3.63Below flood stage—
38Jun 30, 200012.30−3.70Below flood stage1,960
39Apr 29, 197412.29−3.71Below flood stage1,940
40May 29, 201511.98−4.02Below flood stage2,170
41Apr 30, 201711.98−4.02Below flood stage2,200
42Jun 14, 200511.91−4.09Below flood stage1,870
43Apr 11, 198411.51−4.49Below flood stage1,810
44Apr 30, 197111.46−4.54Below flood stage1,750
45Mar 15, 199211.44−4.56Below flood stage1,400
46Apr 29, 201411.44−4.56Below flood stage2,050
47Apr 24, 198611.13−4.87Below flood stage1,740
48Apr 25, 201811.12−4.88Below flood stage1,940
49May 4, 195610.82−5.18Below flood stage1,460
50Apr 18, 196710.48−5.52Below flood stage1,460

The worst floods along the Sheyenne River

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

April 8, 1997: 22.33 ft here, major flooding

  • LisbonND · Apr 5, 1997 · 19.29 ft · Major

July 6, 1975: 21.66 ft here, major flooding

  • LisbonND · Jul 1, 1975 · 19.04 ft · Major

March 31, 2009: 21.55 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Sheyenne River

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

Flood gauges on the Sheyenne River
Valley CityND15.020.69 ft, Apr 13, 20099
LisbonND15.022.86 ft, Apr 16, 20097
Kindred this gaugeND16.022.33 ft, Apr 8, 199712
West Fargo DiversionND18.028.77 ft, Apr 18, 199613
HarwoodND84.092.02 ft, Apr 16, 19977

Other gauges in Cass County

Flood gauges in Cass County
Mapleton (South of I-94)18.023.43 ft, Apr 1, 20065
Fargo18.040.84 ft, Mar 28, 200917
Harwood84.092.02 ft, Apr 16, 19977
West Fargo Diversion18.028.77 ft, Apr 18, 199613

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KNDN8, 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.