Flood Fight & Flood Conditions

The City of Minot has had a lengthy history of flooding in the Mouse River valley. Because of that, flood fighting efforts have been skillfully developed by City staff in order to protect the City of Minot from potentially devastating flooding.

Flood Risk Factors

There are four factors to consider when assessing the risk of spring flooding.  Those factors are soil conditions, snowpack, reservoir levels, and the long-term precipitation forecast.

Click the factors below to view the current conditions as of March 2023.

Soil Conditions Snowpack Reservoir Levels Precipitation Forecast


Disclaimer

The material on this site is made available as a public service. Data is to be used for informational purposes only and not as a substitute for contacting the applicable agencies for information on specific properties or projects. No responsibility is assumed by the City of Minot, North Dakota for damages or other liabilities due to the accuracy, availability, use or misuse of the information herein provided.

Additional Information

https://www.mouseriverplan.com/

https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=bis&gage=minn8

Emergency Action Plan

The City’s Emergency Action Plan is a multilayered plan that outlines how the City will work towards protecting properties and infrastructure if flood waters were to rise.

Click here for full document.

Key sections of this EAP are outlined below for your convenience.

Emergency Action Plan Operation Tree

A flow chart outlining the order of command for the City's Emergency Action Plan

Helpful Flood Resources

The City of Minot has developed a detailed plan to address flooding. This plan has been refined over the years with exceptional data collection and detailed input by key staff members. The plan has identified levels at which the following roads may become inundated and require closure at the following stages:

Action Stage Street/Bridge to Close Range of Closure
4,700 cfs 12th Street SW from 16th St SW to 8th Ave SW
6,000 cfs 2nd Avenue SW
3rd Avenue NW
from Maple Street to 16th Street NW
from 3rd Street NW to 5th Street NW
from 10th Street NW to 16th Street NW
7,000 cfs 7th Street NE
8th Avenue SE
6th Street NW
Burdick Expressway
from Central Avenue to 2nd Avenue NE
from 15th Street SE to 18th Street SE
from 4th Avenue NW to 6th Avenue NW
from 9th Street SE to 23rd Street SE
8,000 cfs 16th Street SW (North side) from Burdick Expressway to 7th Avenue SW
9,000 cfs 27th Street SE from Burdick Expressway to Valley Street
13,000 cfs U.S. Highway 21 from 14th Avenue SW to 20th Avenue SW
13,200 cfs 16th St SW (South side) from Burdick Expressway to 7th Avenue SW
>15,000 cfs U.S. Highway 83 Bypass No closure, levees along road shoulders
Special Consideration Broadway
3rd Street NE2
 1st Avenue SW to 4th Avenue NW
from Central Avenue E to 5th Avenue NE

The Minot levee system is broken down into six individual segments for flood fighting.  Each segment has been analyzed and quantities have been determined for each segment based on the proposed flood stage.

Levee Segment 1

Levee Segment 1

Levee Segment 2

Levee Segment 2

Levee Segment 3

Levee Segment 3

Levee Segment 4

Levee Segment 4

Levee Segment 5

Levee Segment 5

Levee Segment 6

Levee Segment 6

Levee Quantities by Protection Zone by Flood Stage

Levee Quantities by Protection Zone