Aug 1, 2001
Devils Lake rose to a new record stage of 1448.10 feet on August 9th. The lake now covered 129,000 acres and was beginning to flow into Stump Lake at about 20 cfs. Highway 1 near Stump Lake was close to being flooded. A total of $37.5 million has been spent on highway construction alone this year. Highway 19 was closed at the city of Devils Lake as a new bridge was being constructed. U.S. Highway 2 was partially closed as its grade was being raised and a new bridge was being built over the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5264826). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Nelson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.