BARNES COUNTY N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Valley City Firefighters responded to a cabin fire along Lake Ashtabula around 10:30 am on Monday. Fire Chief Scott Magnuson said no one was inside the seasonal cabin at a resort property when the fire broke out. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Valley City Fire Department and…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two men had to be rescued after a sheet of ice broke away from the shores of Lake Ashtabula, north of Valley City. The rescue happened Saturday night. Valley City Fire Chief Scott Magnuson says two people walked out, pulling their ice shed behind. While fishing, they heard a loud crack or bang. When they…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — The outflow on Baldhill Dam near Valley City will be increased next week due to an increased potential for spring flooding. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says although the area experienced moderate to severe drought last year, snowpack measured in the drainage area above the dam indicates an increased potential for flooding. The reservoir will…
BARNES CO., N.D. (KVRR) — The opening of the campground facilities at Lake Ashtabula is delayed due to impacts from flooding. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would have opened the campgrounds this past Sunday. But snowpack and flooding conditions are preventing safe access to most of the camping facilities. The affected campgrounds include East Ashtabula Crossing, West Ashtabula Crossing, Eggert’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee work in Valley City has almost wrapped up as the Sheyenne River slowly rises. Flood protection infrastructure is built to 20.5 feet, that is two feet above the projected crest of 18.5 feet sometime on Monday. The levels at the Baldhill Dam and Lake Ashtabula are taken into consideration in…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Emergency temporary levees are being built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Valley City. The corps awarded a $1.6 million contract to Strata Corporation to protect low-lying areas within the city. Gov. Doug Burgum was on hand to get a briefing. Flood protection is being built to 20.5 feet, two feet above the…
BARNES CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing outflow from Baldhill Dam north of Valley City in order to lower Lake Ashtabula by as much as six inches in the wake of last week’s winter storm. The Corps said the historic late winter storm produced as much moisture as a typical winter and with melting expected…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lowering reservoir elevations within the Red River Basin based on recent snow measurements, in order to prepare for potential spring snowmelt. The Corps is currently lowering the elevation of Lake Ashtabula, located near Valley City. It will be drawn down nearly 2 feet in time for spring runoff. Reservation Dam,…
VALLEY CITY, N.D.–The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin adjusting the amount of water released from its Baldhill Dam near Valley City possibly creating unsafe ice conditions nearby. Water management officials will begin releasing 400 cubic feet per second of water on Monday, January 13 to increase the flood storage capacity within Lake Ashtabula. The increased water outflow is…
VALLEY CITY, N.D .- Last week’s snowfall raised the Sheyenne River beyond flood stage. Now, the Baldhill Dam is being raised to prevent the lake from overflowing. “Right today it’s at 31, 3,100 feet per second, cubic feet per second, and they’re talking about tomorrow going to 3,500 cubic feet per second which takes us to the 15th foot range…
