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USGSSite ID: 05054000active

USGS 05054000

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, ND

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH • Cass County • ND

Latest public reading1,040 cfsObserved May 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM CDT
TrendFallingNo forecast linked
Data freshness DelayedObservation 65 minutes old
Flood contextNo source flood categoryFetched Timestamp unavailable

Stage and discharge

Observed source readings

Stage and discharge

Daily rollups and linked forecast values

Observed

Stage and discharge chart includes 6 observed points.

Line chart: Observed02004006008001.0K1.2K1.4K1.6K2026-05-072026-05-092026-05-112026-05-12
Data series

Flood-stage context

Source-published thresholds where available

Action17 ftSource-backed threshold
Minor flood18 ftSource-backed threshold
Moderate flood25 ftSource-backed threshold
Major flood30 ftSource-backed threshold

Forecast

Linked NWS/NWPS values

Forecast unavailable

Forecasts are not available for this gauge in RiverStat.us launch sources.

Observations

flow

1,040 cfs

Observed May 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

flow

1,050 cfs

Observed May 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

discharge

1,170 cfs

Observed May 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

discharge

1,210 cfs

Observed May 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

discharge

1,390 cfs

Observed May 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

discharge

1,470 cfs

Observed May 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

Alerts

Alerts unavailable

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Official public sources

Readings and thresholds stay tied to USGS, NOAA/NWS, or source-backed records.

Source freshness

Observed and fetched timestamps are shown separately when the API returns them.

Transparent methodology

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