Dam Safety Program: North Dakota

The overlying purpose of the Dam Safety Program is to ensure the integrity and viability of dams such that they do not present unacceptable risks to the public, property, and the environment. Within the St. Paul District, two dams in North Dakota are federally authorized, operated and maintained.

Environmental Infrastructure Assistance: Section 594, North Dakota

The Environmental Infrastructure Assistance program authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to assist public entities in the design and construction of water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in North Dakota. These projects include combined sewer or wastewater overflow, water supply, storage, and treatment design and related facility construction as well as environmental restoration and surface water resource protection and development work.

Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies: Grand Forks Emergency Levee Repairs, North Dakota

The purpose of this work is to repair the flood control measures that were damaged in the 2023 spring floods in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Flood Control Sites, North Dakota: Lake Ashtabula, Homme Lake, Souris River

Homme Lake and Lake Ashtabula are multipurpose sites with flood risk management, recreation, and environmental stewardship business functions. The Souris River Project is used for flood control and mitigation activities and is operated in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).

Flood Risk Management: Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area

The Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area is a major health, education, cultural and commercial center. The area is prone to flooding. The Red River of the North has exceeded the National Weather Service flood stage of 18 feet in 60 of the past 122 years (1902 through 2024), with seven of the top 10 floods occurring in the last 30 years. Although emergency flood fights have been very successful, the area has a significant risk of catastrophic flooding.

Flood Risk Management: North Dakota Silver Jackets Team

Silver Jackets teams are collaborative, state-led, interagency teams that are continuously working together to reduce flood risk at the state level. Through the Silver Jackets program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and additional federal, state, and sometimes local and tribal agencies provide a unified approach to addressing a state’s flood risk priorities. Often, no single agency has the complete solution, but each may have one or more pieces to contribute. Silver Jackets team activities and projects occur throughout North Dakota.

Floodplain Management Services: North Dakota

This program educates individuals who live and work in floodplains on flood hazards and the actions they can take to reduce property damage and prevent the loss of life. The program’s objective is to foster public understanding of the options for dealing with flood hazards and to promote prudent use and management of the nation’s floodplains.

Floodplain Management Services: Souris River Discharge-Frequency Curve Study, North Dakota

This program educates individuals who live and work in floodplains on flood hazards and the actions that those individuals can take to reduce property damage and prevent the loss of life. The program’s objective is to foster public understanding of the options for dealing with flood hazards and to promote prudent use and management of the nation’s floodplains. The Souris River Basin Discharge-Frequency Curve Study targets the north-central North Dakota counties of Renville and Bottineau in the Souris River basin.

Floodplain Management Services: Souris River Inundation Mapping, Phase 4, North Dakota

This program educates individuals who live and work in floodplains on flood hazards and the actions that those individuals can take to reduce property damage and prevent the loss of life. The program’s objective is to foster public understanding of the options for dealing with flood hazards and to promote prudent use and management of the nation’s floodplains. The Souris River Basin Flood Inundation Map Library, Phase 4, project targets the north-central North Dakota counties of Renville, McHenry, Ward and Bottineau in the Souris River basin.

Levee Safety Program: North Dakota

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Program was created in 2006 to assess the integrity and viability of levees and to ensure that levee systems do not present unacceptable risks to the public and property. Several levee systems in North Dakota are operated and maintained by the St. Paul District.

Planning Assistance to States: Northern Red River Flood Study

The objective of this study is to identify and prioritize feasible alternatives that reduce the frequency and duration of interstate and state highway closures due to flooding of the Red River of the North.

Planning Assistance to States: Red River Basin Comprehensive Study

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of various flood risk reduction measures basin-wide to reduce main stem peak flows by 20% for the larger rare events such as the 0.5% (200-year) and 0.2% (500-year) chance of exceedance floods.

Planning Assistance to States: Red River Basin Long-Term Flood Study

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of various flood risk reduction measures basin-wide to reduce main stem peak flows by 20% for the larger rare events such as the 0.5% (200-year) and 0.2% (500-year) chances of exceedance floods.

Planning Assistance to States: Red River Main Stem Bathymetry

The purpose of this study is to gather 444 river miles of main stem channel bathymetry data from White Rock Dam to the Canadian border for the Bois de Sioux and Red River of the North. That data will be combined with terrestrial light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, data of the adjacent terrain to provide a seamless elevation dataset for planning studies.

Riverbank Stabilization: Section 14, Sheldon Road Bridge, North Dakota

The purpose of this project is to stabilize the riverbank adjacent to Sheldon Road in Sheldon, North Dakota, to protect the bridge from eroding into the Sheyenne River.

Section 408: Souris (Mouse) River Basin, North Dakota

Following the 2011 flood of record event, North Dakota developed a preliminary engineering report that evaluated alternatives to mitigate flood risks throughout the Souris (Mouse) River Basin. The report recommended a flood risk management project that would provide protection up to the 2011 flood of record levels, or approximately 27,400 cubic feet per second.

Souris River Basin, North Dakota

In the mid-1970s, a series of major flood events occurred in North Dakota. To protect communities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a series of emergency levees under Public Law 84-99. These levees were later incorporated into a federal project. Since then, the emergency levees have undergone limited maintenance and experienced structural encroachments; however, these levees remain the primary line of defense for major flood events. While the emergency levees have provided some protection against major flood events, a permanent solution is needed to reduce the flood risk to critical North Dakota communities.

Tribal Partnership Program

The Tribal Partnership Program provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform water-related planning activities and activities related to the study, design and construction of water resources development projects located primarily on tribal lands that substantially benefit federally recognized tribes.

Tribal Partnership Program: Hydrogeologic Study and Groundwater Flow Model with Scenarios of the Shell Valley Aquifer, Turtle Mountain Reservation, North Dakota

The tribal population within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation relies on groundwater, mainly the Shell Valley Aquifer, as their source of water. In November 2019, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian (TMBCI) requested assistance to provide scientific information needed for managing tribal community groundwater resources and to better understand potential contaminate flow paths.