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NDC001-007-025-037-041-053-057-059-087-089-210400-
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 
1045 AM CST THU MAR 20 2003

...RUNOFF SUBSIDING FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE HELPING TO EASE THE FLOOD THREAT FOR WEST 
...SOUTHWEST...AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. RUNOFF IS SUBSIDING AS RIVER 
LEVELS HAVE CRESTED AND WERE FALLING SLOWLY AT MOST OF THE RIVER 
GAGING SITES ALONG THE KNIFE...LITTLE MISSOURI...AND HEART RIVER 
BASINS. 

NONE OF THE RIVER FORECAST GAGING SITES WERE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS
THURSDAY MORNING AND RIVER FLOWS WERE ALL CONTAINED. 

FOR THE HEART RIVER...
THE HEART RIVER WAS CRESTED AND FALLING UPSTREAM OF LAKE TSCHIDA FROM 
NEAR RICHARDTON TO SOUTH OF HEBRON. MINOR RISES CONTINUED DOWNSTREAM 
OF THE LAKE TO THE JUDSON AREA. THE GREEN RIVER NEAR NEW HRADEC 
CONTINUED TO FALL.

FOR THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER...
LEVELS WERE ALL WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER
AS WELL AS BEAVER CREEK.

FOR THE KNIFE RIVER...
LEVELS WERE FALLING IN THE UPSTREAM REGION AT MANNING BUT STILL 
RISING FROM GOLDEN VALLEY TO UPSTREAM OF HAZEN. THE LEVEL AT HAZEN 
HAS FALLEN SINCE WEDNESDAY. SPRING CREEK WAS FALLING SLOWLY.

FOR THE CANNONBALL AND CEDAR RIVERS...
LEVELS WERE WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND FALLING ON THE CANNONBALL FROM 
REGENT TO BREIEN. MINOR WITHIN BANK RISES WERE OCCURRING ON CEDAR 
CREEK NEAR HAYNES. FLOOD STAGE IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

THOSE LIVING ALONG RIVERS AND STREAM IN WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH
NEED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR RIVER LEVELS UNTIL RUNOFF HAS ENDED AND 
RIVER ICE IS OUT.
 
REPORT FLOOD ACTIVITY TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS
OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 
 

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