Devils Lake near Devils Lake

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What floods at each level

• 60 ft

  Top of dike raised to this elevation in 2006 (current dike protection level plus 5.0 feet of freeboard equal top of dike elevation).

• 59 ft

  Prior to January 2010, the height that Devils Lake/Stump Lake spills into Sheyenne River through Tolna Coulee. Combined area of Devils and Stump Lakes would be 450 sq mi.

• 58 ft

  Tolna Coulee clean-out height (January 2010).

• 56 ft

  Amtrak service from Grand Forks to Devils Lake affected due to water on track.

• 55 ft

  Current dike protection level (2006; without freeboard). Combined area of Devils and Stump Lakes would be 227 sq mi.

• 54.3 ft

  **** Record level - June 27, 2011 - USGS Max Daily Average ****

• 49.2 ft

  Drainage problems for Minnewaukan. Ramsey Co. Hwy 2 affected.

• 49 ft

  Devils Lake at 213 sq mi.

• 48.3 ft

  US Hwy 281 (north of Minnewaukan) closed during high winds.

• 48 ft

  Devils Lake at 202 sq mi.

• 47.2 ft

  Devils Lake at 195 sq mi.

• 47.1 ft

  Devils Lake spilled into Stump Lake (August 1999; previous overflow in the 1820s).

• 47 ft

  Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM). Devils Lake at 191 sq mi.

• 46.5 ft

  Approximate height of Jerusalem Coulee from East Lake to West Stump Lake (surveyed by ND SWC 2021).

• 46 ft

  Minimum level for ND Department of Water Resources pumping operations for both the West and East End Outlets.

• 38.4 ft

  Devils Lake at 140 sq mi. First recorded lake level (1867).

• 22.4 ft

  Devils Lake at 68 sq mi (October 1992).

• 0.9 ft

  Devils Lake at 10 sq mi (October 1940).

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