| 16.0 | Top of the permanent dike. | | 14.0 | Major Flood Stage. Patrolling of levees and storm sewer outlets through the levees begins. Wells Park Floods. | | 13.5 | Breckenridge...North Main Street and Bridge are closed. | | 12.0 | Moderate Flood Stage...City starts to mobilize. Bankfull Stage.Flooding of a portion of the sanitary sewer system. Breckenridge...Storm sewer valves are closed and interior pumping begins. | | 11.0 | City is mobilized to patrol dikes. | | 10.0 | Flood Warning Stage...minor. | | 9.0 | Minor flooding at Wahpeton sewage pump station. | | 8.5 | Forecast Service Stage. | | 8.0 | Ottertail River starts to overflow downstream of Highway 75 bridge.This breakout flow will enter the Red River 600 feet downstream of the gage.As stage rises...water fans out and floods the entire east side of bottom lands.Some water enters the Red near the cableway. | | 7.0 | Close Storm Sewer Outfalls. |
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1) 19.42 ft on 04/06/1997
2) 17.95 ft on 04/05/1989
3) 17.50 ft on 03/24/2009
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1) 0.00 ft on 08/29/1976
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