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05054000 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, ND

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION   

Time-lapse images from USGS camera at Midtown Dam, Fargo/Moorhead. Photos taken on Fargo side (Dike East) looking across to Moorhead side. Pressure in inches of mercury; temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Downstream from USGS Fargo streamflow gage.

To use the above flood tracking chart for a particular property near the RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, ND gaging station:

1. Determine the approximate elevation above sea level of the property.
2. Convert the current stage to sea level using a sea level conversion factor of 861.8 feet for this particular gage:
       21.47 + 861.8 = 883.27 feet.
3. Compare the sea level in 2 to the elevation of the property to immediately know if the property has an impending threat of flooding.

Because the surface of flowing water is not flat and has a slope, the water-surface elevation near a threatened property might not be the same as the river stage at the gaging station.

Additional information for this gaging station

• Current Hydrographs
• Station Home Page
• Station Site Map
• Recent Daily Values Text File
• Annual Peak Streamflow and Stage Text File
• Continuous Water-Quality Estimates