Highest listed crest 37.78 ft March 25, 2009; 14,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 20.0 ft Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major 22 4th of 54 gauges in North Dakota
Most recent flood crest April 19, 2023 28.44 ft, major flooding Listed crests at the Wild Rice River (ND) near Abercrombie, 1897 to 2026 0 10 20 30 40 ft Flood stage 20.0 ft Major 28.0 ft Jan 1, 1897: 37.50 ft, major flooding Mar 13, 1933: 14.10 ft, below flood stage; 75 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1934: 7.70 ft, below flood stage Mar 16, 1935: 20.21 ft, minor flooding; 513 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1936: 18.00 ft, action stage; 415 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1937: 18.71 ft, action stage; 540 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1938: 17.28 ft, action stage; 318 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1939: 25.17 ft, moderate flooding; 1,350 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1940: 13.20 ft, below flood stage; 300 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1941: 13.90 ft, below flood stage; 608 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1942: 13.77 ft, below flood stage; 579 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1943: 31.02 ft, major flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 1944: 16.58 ft, below flood stage; 956 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1945: 25.00 ft, moderate flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1946: 23.07 ft, moderate flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1947: 23.90 ft, moderate flooding Apr 11, 1948: 14.66 ft, below flood stage; 729 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1949: 15.60 ft, below flood stage; 650 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1950: 26.28 ft, moderate flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1951: 21.95 ft, minor flooding; 1,890 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1952: 30.62 ft, major flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per second May 29, 1953: 24.45 ft, moderate flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 1954: 15.93 ft, below flood stage; 800 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1955: 15.76 ft, below flood stage; 550 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1956: 16.17 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1957: 13.47 ft, below flood stage; 408 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1958: 13.03 ft, below flood stage; 262 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1959: 12.84 ft, below flood stage; 222 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1960: 15.00 ft, below flood stage; 640 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1961: 12.20 ft, below flood stage; 36 cubic feet per second Jul 9, 1962: 28.38 ft, major flooding; 3,610 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1963: 20.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1964: 13.65 ft, below flood stage; 415 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1965: 26.50 ft, moderate flooding; 2,820 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1966: 28.43 ft, major flooding; 2,850 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1967: 24.17 ft, moderate flooding; 2,050 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1968: 12.53 ft, below flood stage; 127 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1969: 34.58 ft, major flooding; 9,540 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1970: 14.18 ft, below flood stage; 556 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1971: 15.40 ft, below flood stage Jul 4, 1971: 14.18 ft, below flood stage; 508 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1972: 24.69 ft, moderate flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1973: 13.67 ft, below flood stage; 426 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1974: 14.73 ft, below flood stage; 630 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1975: 29.16 ft, major flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1976: 16.90 ft, below flood stage; 870 cubic feet per second Sep 27, 1977: 12.41 ft, below flood stage; 91 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1978: 30.03 ft, major flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1979: 32.39 ft, major flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1980: 22.22 ft, moderate flooding; 1,800 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1981: 11.69 ft, below flood stage; 26 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1982: 21.62 ft, minor flooding; 1,550 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1983: 12.79 ft, below flood stage; 265 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1984: 26.74 ft, moderate flooding; 2,970 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1985: 19.01 ft, action stage; 1,210 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1986: 24.07 ft, moderate flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1987: 15.34 ft, below flood stage; 701 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1988: 12.33 ft, below flood stage; 105 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1989: 33.62 ft, major flooding Apr 2, 1990: 12.12 ft, below flood stage; 74 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1991: 13.72 ft, below flood stage; 410 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 1992: 18.32 ft, action stage; 1,000 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1993: 27.52 ft, moderate flooding; 3,630 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1994: 24.87 ft, moderate flooding Jul 23, 1994: 22.83 ft, moderate flooding; 2,430 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1995: 28.18 ft, major flooding; 3,730 cubic feet per second May 20, 1996: 26.18 ft, moderate flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1997: 36.59 ft, major flooding May 18, 1998: 28.82 ft, major flooding Mar 20, 1999: 20.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,690 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 2000: 17.81 ft, action stage Jul 8, 2000: 14.17 ft, below flood stage; 676 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 2001: 35.20 ft, major flooding; 9,320 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 2002: 16.11 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 2003: 22.69 ft, moderate flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 2004: 24.43 ft, moderate flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 2005: 25.03 ft, moderate flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2006: 35.06 ft, major flooding; 9,180 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 2007: 30.96 ft, major flooding; 6,030 cubic feet per second Aug 14, 2008: 18.03 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 2009: 37.78 ft, major flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 2010: 34.61 ft, major flooding; 8,790 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 2011: 35.99 ft, major flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 2012: 18.19 ft, action stage; 1,310 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 2013: 31.63 ft, major flooding May 1, 2014: 27.17 ft, moderate flooding May 29, 2015: 18.11 ft, action stage; 1,530 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 2016: 18.26 ft, action stage; 1,280 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 2017: 18.36 ft, action stage Apr 19, 2018: 17.27 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 2019: 32.76 ft, major flooding; 7,050 cubic feet per second Oct 14, 2019: 22.90 ft, moderate flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2020: 27.90 ft, moderate flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 2021: 13.09 ft, below flood stage; 502 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 2022: 24.45 ft, moderate flooding Apr 19, 2023: 28.44 ft, major flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 2024: 19.44 ft, action stage; 1,800 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 2025: 17.80 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 2026: 14.08 ft, below flood stage Highest, 37.78 ft, Mar 25, 2009 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wild Rice River (ND) near Abercrombie 1890s: 1 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 4 1950s: 4 1960s: 6 1970s: 4 1980s: 5 1990s: 8 8 2000s: 7 2010s: 6 2020s: 3 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Richland County Richland County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Dakota
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ABRN8, 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.