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Water Resources of North Dakota  

Here you'll find information on North Dakota's rivers, streams, and lakes. You'll also find information about ground water, water quality, and many other topics.

 In the Spotlight

Webcams in North Dakota All USGS webcams can now be viewed on our new Webcams in North Dakota web page at http://nd.water.usgs.gov/webcams/. Available webcams include photos of the Red River of the North at Fargo, N. Dak., the Red River of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak., Tolna Coulee, and the Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak.

Current Conditions in North Dakota Choose a site on the map for real-time streamgage information.  Resources U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Resource Center North Dakota flood and high flow conditions Soil Moisture/Snow Water Equivalent Information Water Temperatures Ice Formations in North Dakota Streamgages in the Souris River Basin in U.S. and Canada Streamgages in the Red River of the North Basin in U.S. and Canada Streamgages in the Missouri River Basin

Highlighted Publications The North Dakota Water Science Center produces publications about water resources. SIR 2012 5111 Sediment Loads in the Red River of the North and Selected Tributaries near Fargo, North Dakota, 2010—2011 SIR 2012 5112 Assessment of Nutrients and Suspended Sediment Conditions in and near the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Northwest Minnesota, 2008–2010 OFR 2012 1042 Sediment Characteristics of the Yellowstone River in the Vicinity of a Proposed Bypass Chute near Glendive, Montana, 2011 SIR 2011 5178 Physical Habitat, Water Quality, and Riverine Biological Assemblages of Selected Reaches of the Sheyenne River, North Dakota, 2010 More recent publications

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