WAHPETON, N.D. - The Red River is going down here after rising to 15.69 feet Thursday morning.
The river remained at that level for most of the day and then slowly began to go down, measuring 15.64 feet at 3:30 p.m.
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks predicts a second crest will likely occur next week.
Record flood stage in Wahpeton is 19.4 feet.
"We're at our peak level," said Wilkin County Emergency Manager Breanna Koval. "Sometimes the second crest is bigger than the first."
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Koval, who saw some overland flooding start to recede earlier in the week, said the county has remained quiet, despite the crest. Water has been moving out of the county very fast, she said.
Koval said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam at Lake Traverse is expected to open up by Monday, which will feed more water into the Bois de Sioux River.
The Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers form the Red River in the Wahpeton area.
Brett Lambrecht, Richland County Emergency Manager said overland flooding is still a primary concern, but no excessive flows have caused problems.
