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Souris River at Minot 4NW

Highest listed crest 1,573.01 ftFlood stage 1,562.0 ft50 crests since 1881

The Souris River at Minot 4NW crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 50 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1881 to 2023. The highest, 1,573.01 ft on January 1, 1881, was major flooding, 11.01 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Souris River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,573.01 ft
January 1, 1881
Flood stage
1,562.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,570.0 ft
Crests at major
3
24th of 54 gauges in North Dakota
Most recent flood crest
June 6, 2013
1,564.08 ft, minor flooding
Location
Ward County
Near Minot (4.3 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Souris River at Minot 4NW
Action stage1,561.05Apr 14, 2009The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,562.010Jun 6, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,565.08May 9, 1979Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,570.03Jun 25, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

50 crests from 1881 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Souris River at Minot 4NW, 1881 to 2023 15401550156015701580ft Flood stage 1,562.0 ftMajor 1,570.0 ft Jan 1, 1881: 1,573.01 ft, major floodingApr 20, 1904: 1,570.01 ft, major flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1907: 1,563.01 ft, minor flooding; 2,190 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1916: 1,566.06 ft, moderate flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1919: 1,562.01 ft, minor flooding; 1,860 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1922: 1,564.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,570 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1923: 1,566.61 ft, moderate flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1927: 1,567.41 ft, moderate flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1928: 1,565.36 ft, moderate flooding; 2,940 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1943: 1,562.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1948: 1,563.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1949: 1,563.57 ft, minor flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1951: 1,561.41 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1953: 1,562.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1955: 1,561.80 ft, action stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1956: 1,560.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1969: 1,567.37 ft, moderate flooding; 6,020 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1970: 1,564.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1972: 1,561.44 ft, action stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1974: 1,564.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1975: 1,567.34 ft, moderate flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1976: 1,568.31 ft, moderate flooding; 9,350 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1979: 1,566.54 ft, moderate flooding; 5,960 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1982: 1,561.57 ft, action stage; 3,070 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1996: 1,560.17 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1997: 1,559.11 ft, below flood stageApr 9, 1997: 1,558.82 ft, below flood stageApr 19, 1999: 1,560.10 ft, below flood stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2001: 1,559.53 ft, below flood stageMay 7, 2001: 1,558.34 ft, below flood stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2003: 1,553.63 ft, below flood stageJul 19, 2004: 1,553.54 ft, below flood stage; 328 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2005: 1,557.81 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2005: 1,558.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 1,553.57 ft, below flood stage; 571 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2009: 1,561.84 ft, action stage; 3,370 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2010: 1,557.83 ft, below flood stageJun 25, 2011: 1,571.34 ft, major flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2012: 1,553.43 ft, below flood stage; 438 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2013: 1,564.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,890 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2014: 1,558.73 ft, below flood stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2015: 1,558.39 ft, below flood stageOct 5, 2015: 1,552.22 ft, below flood stage; 225 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2017: 1,559.13 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2018: 1,558.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2019: 1,557.08 ft, below flood stage; 991 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2020: 1,555.24 ft, below flood stageJul 16, 2021: 1,551.79 ft, below flood stage; 161 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2022: 1,555.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2023: 1,546.88 ft, below flood stage; 2,940 cubic feet per second Highest, 1,573.01 ft, Jan 1, 1881 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Souris River at Minot 4NW 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 2 1910s: 2 1920s: 4 1930s: 0 1940s: 3 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  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, Souris River at Minot 4NW
1Jan 1, 18811,573.01+11.01Major—
2Jun 25, 20111,571.34+9.34Major26,900
3Apr 20, 19041,570.01+8.01Major12,000
4Apr 17, 19761,568.31+6.31Moderate9,350
5Apr 30, 19271,567.41+5.41Moderate3,900
6Apr 19, 19691,567.37+5.37Moderate6,020
7May 13, 19751,567.34+5.34Moderate5,700
8Apr 30, 19231,566.61+4.61Moderate3,460
9May 9, 19791,566.54+4.54Moderate5,960
10May 6, 19161,566.06+4.06Moderate4,260
11Apr 12, 19281,565.36+3.36Moderate2,940
12Apr 21, 19221,564.11+2.11Minor2,570
13Jun 6, 20131,564.08+2.08Minor3,890
14Apr 25, 19741,564.07+2.07Minor3,530
15May 12, 19701,564.03+2.03Minor3,320
16Apr 6, 19491,563.57+1.57Minor2,250
17May 17, 19481,563.35+1.35Minor2,700
18May 29, 19071,563.01+1.01Minor2,190
19Apr 26, 19431,562.30+0.30Minor2,480
20Jul 2, 19531,562.22+0.22Minor2,320
21Apr 19, 19191,562.01+0.01Minor1,860
22Apr 14, 20091,561.84−0.16Action3,370
23Apr 22, 19551,561.80−0.20Action2,220
24Apr 23, 19821,561.57−0.43Action3,070
25Apr 11, 19721,561.44−0.56Action2,380
26May 16, 19511,561.41−0.59Action2,280
27Apr 12, 19961,560.17−1.83Below flood stage2,300
28Apr 23, 19561,560.14−1.86Below flood stage1,930
29Apr 19, 19991,560.10−1.90Below flood stage2,680
30Mar 20, 20011,559.53−2.47Below flood stage—
31Mar 30, 20171,559.13−2.87Below flood stage2,300
32Mar 30, 19971,559.11−2.89Below flood stage—
33Jun 29, 20051,558.99−3.01Below flood stage2,100
34Apr 9, 19971,558.82−3.18Below flood stage—
35Jul 1, 20141,558.73−3.27Below flood stage2,080
36Apr 20, 20151,558.39−3.61Below flood stage—
37May 7, 20011,558.34−3.66Below flood stage2,070
38Apr 22, 20181,558.15−3.85Below flood stage1,910
39Jun 18, 20101,557.83−4.17Below flood stage—
40Mar 31, 20051,557.81−4.19Below flood stage1,400
41Mar 25, 20191,557.08−4.92Below flood stage991
42May 2, 20221,555.55−6.45Below flood stage1,050
43Jul 1, 20201,555.24−6.76Below flood stage—
44Mar 19, 20031,553.63−8.37Below flood stage—
45May 6, 20071,553.57−8.43Below flood stage571
46Jul 19, 20041,553.54−8.46Below flood stage328
47May 15, 20121,553.43−8.57Below flood stage438
48Oct 5, 20151,552.22−9.78Below flood stage225
49Jul 16, 20211,551.79−10.21Below flood stage161
50Apr 13, 20231,546.88−15.12Below flood stage2,940

The worst floods along the Souris River

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

January 1, 1881: 1,573.01 ft here, major flooding

June 25, 2011: 1,571.34 ft here, major flooding

  • SherwoodND · Jun 23, 2011 · 1,633.15 ft · Major · its highest
  • FoxholmND · Jun 25, 2011 · 1,584.44 ft · Major · its highest
  • Minot-Broadway BridgeND · Jun 25, 2011 · 1,562.86 ft · Major · its highest
  • LoganND · Jun 26, 2011 · 1,542.12 ft · Major · its highest
  • SawyerND · Jun 26, 2011 · 1,530.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • TownerND · Jun 28, 2011 · 1,459.95 ft · Major · its highest
  • BantryND · Jun 28, 2011 · 1,445.66 ft · Major · its highest
  • VelvaND · Jun 26, 2011 · 1,515.73 ft · Moderate · its highest

April 20, 1904: 1,570.01 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Souris River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Souris River
LoganND1,536.01,542.12 ft, Jun 26, 20111
Minot 4NW this gaugeND1,562.01,573.01 ft, Jan 1, 18813
Minot-Broadway BridgeND1,551.01,562.86 ft, Jun 25, 20113
SawyerND1,524.01,530.50 ft, Jun 26, 20111
VelvaND1,507.01,515.73 ft, Jun 26, 20110
BantryND1,440.01,445.66 ft, Jun 28, 20114
FoxholmND1,573.01,584.44 ft, Jun 25, 20112
SherwoodND1,623.01,633.15 ft, Jun 23, 20113
TownerND1,454.01,459.95 ft, Jun 28, 20111
WesthopeND1,414.01,426.75 ft, Jul 5, 20117

Other gauges in Ward County

Flood gauges in Ward County
Foxholm1,651.01,655.29 ft, Apr 19, 19793
Logan1,536.01,542.12 ft, Jun 26, 20111
Minot-Broadway Bridge1,551.01,562.86 ft, Jun 25, 20113
Sawyer1,524.01,530.50 ft, Jun 26, 20111
Foxholm1,573.01,584.44 ft, Jun 25, 20112

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MINN8, 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.