Flood Potential Outlook
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Hydrologic Outlook
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1105 AM CDT Wed Apr 12 2023

...RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT WAS INCREASING ACROSS CENTRAL INTO EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...

Water from melting snow was establishing pathways to the rivers and
streams across central into eastern North Dakota.

This pattern of water runoff from melting snow will work its way
eastward over the next few days with continued mild temperatures.
This includes but is not limited to: Beaver Creek through Emmons
County and its upstream branches in Logan and McIntosh counties,
Apple Creek through Burleigh County, along with Burnt and Hay
creeks, and Painted Woods, Turtle, and Deep Water creeks in McLean
County.

This pattern of water runoff will make its way out into the Prairie
Pothole Region and cause all lakes and wetlands in closed, or
semi-closed basins, to begin to rise.

Later this week, water runoff should commence in the James River
Basin, including: Pipestem Creek, the James River, Cottonwood, Bone
Hill and Beaver creeks, and the Maple and Elm rivers through LaMoure
and Dickey counties.

For the Souris (Mouse) River and its tributaries, runoff will
continue to increase over the next few days. This includes: the Des
Lacs and Wintering rivers, Deep Creek and all the coulees north and
west of Minot, Willow Creek, and Long Creek in Divide County.

Rapid rises are expected in nearly all rivers and streams draining
central into eastern North Dakota, but dry soils underlying the
snowpack are still expected to temper the runoff. However, flooding
of nearby low-lying areas is a distinct risk going forward.

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Smith
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