SHEYENNE RIVER
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Remember to look *up!*It's 7:14 in the morning as I drink my coffee outside. I'm 10 miles north of Valley City on my prairie meadow hill overlooking the vast Sheyenne River Valley. The weather is anyt...
Posted on 11/28/11 at 9:50 AM
THE RACING LIFE Bumper To Bumper
Some close racing action tonight at Sheyenne River Speedway in Lisbon, ND! ...
Posted on 8/1/11 at 1:09 AM
THE VIEW FROM THE EDGE OF TOWN the North Bridge
If It Doesn’t Kill You, It Makes You Stronger! But it still might hurt a bit. The Sheyenne River that meanders through Lisbon was the source of untold adventures for me and my best friends as we...
Posted on 9/3/09 at 6:51 AM
DEVILS LAKE FLOODING: Plan still holds (removes) water 
Gravity outlet, proposed in 1999, still makes sense, Devils Lake officials sayCity officials in Devils Lake are dusting off an old plan they believe could provide significant relief from chronic flooding without threatening people and property downstream.
By Kevin Bonham , August 06, 2011
Rains cause temporary halt to Devils Lake outlet
State engineer Todd Sando said today that recent rains in the Sheyenne River's drainage area have led to larger natural water flows into the river. The outlet normally pumps 250 cubic feet per second of water into the Sheyenne, but the flow was reduced to 125 thousand cubic feet earlier this week.
By Associated Press , August 03, 2011
Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., letter: Tolna Coulee project will exacerbate flooding
By Richard Betting , August 02, 2011
Pump problem has Devils Lake outlet running at below capacity
State Water Commission project manager Bruce Engelhardt tells KZZY radio that crews are figuring out what exactly is wrong.
By Associated Press , August 02, 2011
DEVILS LAKE FLOODING: Third outlet to become reality
North Dakota will move forward with building an open-channel gravity-flow outlet from Devils Lake, most likely from Stump Lake. “The third outlet will happen, and it shouldn’t take too terribly long to narrow it down to one site,” Gov. Jack Dalrymple said. “This is something that the water commission determined is a needed tool to continue to manage Devils Lake.”
By Kevin Bonham , July 18, 2011
Valley City group wants study of Devils Lake releases
A group of 900 residents here wants the city and state to recognize what Devils Lake releases could mean for those living downstream along the Sheyenne River and beyond.
By Heidi Shaffer , July 09, 2011
Dennis Stillings, Valley City, N.D., letter: Whitewater rafting also could be a draw
The resulting erosion will promote good fish habitat by adding considerable structure, such as trees and buildings, to the river bottom. Collapse of the historic Elks building into the river finally will provide the necessary rip-rap to inhibit the ever-rushing water from eroding out that section of Main Street.
By Dennis Stillings , July 02, 2011
DEVILS LAKE FLOODING: Third outlet on the table
Officials hope to begin moving water yet this yearDevils Lake water could be moving — through a gravity-flow outlet — from Stump Lake through the Tolna Coulee to the Sheyenne River yet this year, providing Devils Lake Basin residents with what many believe is the best chance of relief from the record 18-year-old flood.
By Kevin Bonham , June 22, 2011
Devils Lake's west-end outlet reaches capacity
North Dakota State Water Commission engineer Todd Sando says he's confident the outlet will be able to run consistently at the higher level.
By Associated Press , June 09, 2011
Pipe bids opened for Devils Lake east-end outlet
Devils Lake already has a west-end outlet to drain floodwaters into the Sheyenne River. The state plans to build an east-end outlet to take even more water off the lake.
By Associated Press , June 04, 2011
West-end outlet opened at Devils Lake
North Dakota officials opened the west-end outlet at Devils Lake on Thursday to begin outflows into the Sheyenne River system, which now is low enough to take in some more water.
By Herald Staff Report , May 26, 2011
1 rescued after car rolls into Sheyenne River
The Cass County Sheriff's Office was called at 12:13 a.m. about a vehicle that had rolled and was submerged in the river.
Deputy Myron Canales says the driver lost control and the vehicle skidded, rolled and crashed into the river.
By Associated Press , May 20, 2011
Devils Lake seeks change in state flood strategy
Devils Lake city commissioners Monday night voted to send a letter to Gov. Jack Dalrymple. Mayor Dick Johnson says the city wants Dalrymple to acknowledge that the flooding has grown beyond what the state's west-end outlet to the Sheyenne River and planned east-end outlet can handle.
By Associated Press , May 17, 2011
Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., letter: ‘Close the tap’ in the DL basin
Outlets never can keep up with inflows to the lake. There never will be enough money to solve all of the problems high water will cause.
It's time to do the right thing.
By Richard Betting , April 28, 2011
Lake Ashtabula on Sheyenne River hits record level
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the reservoir began cresting Monday at an elevation of 1,270.5 feet, about half a foot below Baldhill Dam's emergency spillway. That tied the record level in 2004.
By Associated Press , April 27, 2011
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