Jamestown, North Dakota

The Flood Warning continues for
the Pipestem creek near Pingree.
* At 8:15 PM Saturday the stage was 9.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 9.9 feet by
Friday morning then begin falling on Saturday.
* At 10.0 feet... flooding at this level affects farmland, but no major
cities or roads. Water is out of the banks. Little known about
damage at this level.


             Fld observed 24 hr forecasts (7pm)
location stg stg day/time chg sun Mon Tue Wed Thu

James River basin
Pingree 9 9.4 Sat 8 PM +0.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.7 9.9

... Here is a summary of current overland and river flood
warnings... watches and statements...

A Flood Warning for melting snow remains in effect through Tuesday
afternoon for Dickey... LaMoure... Logan and McIntosh counties.
Elevated water levels were noted in the James River... Maple River
and Bear Creek. Multiple township roads likely remain under water
with additional standing water in low lying areas. Warmer
temperatures on Sunday and Monday will increase the potential for
excessive runoff with additional Road closures possible.

A Flood Watch for ice jams remains in effect through Sunday
evening... along the little Missouri River from Marmarth through
Medora and north into McKenzie County. The large ice flow on the
little Missouri River reported Saturday in the south unit of the
Theodore Roosevelt National Park... is likely continuing to flow
north towards McKenzie County. The river downstream remains ice
covered. Increasing ice affected flow is expected to continue into
McKenzie County this weekend. This ice flow has a history of
producing ice jams at constrictions in the river... such as bends
or near bridges. Residents living along the little Missouri River
can expect a rapid fluctuation of at least three to five feet
should an ice jam form... which may temporarily put the river out
of its banks.

In the Missouri River basin... Beaver Creek below Linton has fallen
below major flood stage. However... the river level is forecast to
rise back above major flood stage late Sunday night and crest
around 14 feet by Wednesday. Stages along Beaver Creek are
expected to fluctuate 1 to 2 feet as a result of ice conditions.
Apple Creek near Menoken is forecast to remain right around minor
flood stage of 15.0 feet through midday Sunday... then slowly
recede Sunday afternoon through Monday. Hydrologic models are
indicating that a second rise to minor flood stage may occur by
Wednesday of next week as snow melt from upper portions of the
basin reach the gage site.

In the James River basin... the river levels at both LaMoure and
Ludden dam continue to rise. As of Saturday evening... the river
level at LaMoure was 15.5 feet... and is forecast to crest around
16.2 feet on Thursday. Flood stage at LaMoure is 14 feet. The
James River near Ludden dam is expected to continue to rise
through the weekend and next week... cresting around 16.5 by next
Sunday. Flood stage at Ludden dam is 12 feet. The Pipestem creek
near Pingree continues in minor flood stage. Near steady levels
are forecast through Tuesday followed by a slow rise to 9.9 feet
by late Thursday or early Friday. Flood stage at Pipestem creek
is 9 feet.