DEVILS LAKE FLOODING
Work starts on raising Devils Lake levee 
Work is beginning on the first phase of a project to raise the levee protecting the city of Devils Lake from the flooding body of water with the same name.
By Associated Press , December 03, 2009
Valley City officials coming to Devils Lake
Today's meeting includes a tour of the Tolna Coulee on the east end of Devils Lake. City officials have asked for state help in removing sediment from the coulee, saying they want to control the release of water from the flooded lake into the Sheyenne River.
By Associated Press , November 10, 2009
Canadians want board to handle DL fight
Officials in the Canadian province of Manitoba are pressing their federal government to take the latest disagreement with North Dakota over Devils Lake floodwaters to an international group that referees water disputes.
By Blake Nicholson , November 10, 2009
- Should the Devils Lake outlet be allowed to pump more water into the Sheyenne River? Is the International Joint Commission the appropriate body to arbitrate the U.S.-Canada dispute over water discharges via the outlet?
- Valley City officials coming to Devils Lake
- SUNDAY: Devils Lake officials seek lower spill elevation
Devils Lake, Valley City officials to discuss flood control
Officials from Devils Lake and Valley City will meet Tuesday to discuss flood control on the swollen lake.
By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Devils Lake levee extension
bid comes in lower than expected
The cost to hold back high water in Devils Lake came in lower than expected. City Engineer Mike Grafsgaard says the low bid out of two submitted was $21.2 million, compared to the corps of engineers estimate of $25.4 million.
By Associated Press , September 15, 2009
Conrad attending health care listening sessions in GF
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., will be in Grand Forks next week for health care listening sessions, with the time and place yet to be determined. Conrad also will inspect flood prevention efforts in Devils Lake with FEMA officials.
By Herald Staff Report , August 11, 2009
Devils Lake city officials considering Tolna Coulee cleanout
The coulee is where Devils Lake floodwaters would naturally flow through to the Sheyenne River if the flooding lake ever rose to 1,459 feet above sea level.
By Associated Press , July 08, 2009
Stump Lake Park seeks higher ground
I don’t think we want to move the buildings unless we really have toNelson County will seek National Register of Historic Places status for the 87-year-old Stump Lake Pavilion even as it looks at the possibility of moving the building to higher ground to protect it from the rising lake.
By Kevin Bonham , June 05, 2009
Devils Lake groundwater levels under study
The Devils Lake city engineer says he is working with the Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Geological Survey on a study of how groundwater levels in the city are affected by the lake level.
By Associated Press , June 02, 2009
Devils Lake dike work unlikely to involve sales tax
Devils Lake Mayor Fred Bott says the city is not likely to push the idea of raising the local sales tax to help pay for dike work.
By Associated Press , March 18, 2009
Devils Lake outlook for record flooding changes little
The National Weather Service puts the chance at near 100 percent that the lake will rise 3 feet and top 1,450 feet. There’s about a 65 percent chance the lake will rise 4 feet from the level of 1,447.2 feet where it froze this winter.
By Associated Press , March 13, 2009
Devils Lake mayor: Hoeven to recommend state help for dike extension
The mayor of Devils Lake says Gov. John Hoeven will recommend $10 million in the budget of the State Water Commission to help pay for extending the city's dike.
By Associated Press , March 12, 2009
Devils Lake will reach record elevation
Devils Lake will reach a new record elevation of 1,450 feet above sea level this year, according to the National Weather Service.
By Kevin Bonham , February 27, 2009
Army Corps to hire consultant to design raised Devils Lake dike
The Devils Lake project manager for the Army Corps of Engineers says a consultant will be hired to help design a raised dike.
February 23, 2009
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