Levees / By state / North Dakota
Levee systems in North Dakota
156 systems on the federal register, with 287,168 people recorded living behind the 147 of them that publish a population figure.
Systems
156
current records
People behind them
287,168
across 147 systems
Miles of levee
233.5
across 148 systems
Not accredited
71%
111 of 156
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Every system in North Dakota
156 records| System | Location | Accreditation | People | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo (USACE Screening) | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Not published | 146,459 | 26.7 miles |
| Red River of the North - Grand Forks | Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota | Accredited | 50,463 | 20.5 miles |
| Sheyenne River - West Fargo | West Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Accredited | 21,783 | 12.6 miles |
| Sheyenne River - Horace to West Fargo | West Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Accredited | 11,902 | 8.46 miles |
| Devils Lake | Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota | Accredited | 8,929 | 11.9 miles |
| Souris River - Minot - Left Bank | Minot, Ward County, North Dakota | Accredited | 5,701 | 5.15 miles |
| Grafton, ND | Grafton, Walsh County, North Dakota | Accredited | 5,143 | 12.3 miles |
| Red River of the North - Wahpeton | Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 4,909 | 3.58 miles |
| Mandan - Lower Heart River LB North | Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 3,815 | 4.22 miles |
| Williston Levee | Williston, Williams County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 3,625 | 8.63 miles |
| Souris River - Minot - Right Bank | Minot, Ward County, North Dakota | Accredited | 3,167 | 3.21 miles |
| 40027 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 2,148 | Not published |
| Mandan - Lower Heart River LB Lower Unit | Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota | Accredited | 1,987 | 3.49 miles |
| 39826 west | Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1,572 | 1.41 miles |
| Red River of the North - Fargo | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 1,519 | 0.60 miles |
| Casselton | Casselton, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1,474 | 2.51 miles |
| North side of Route 200 in Hazen | Hazen, Mercer County, North Dakota | Accredited | 1,160 | 6.83 miles |
| 11420 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Accredited | 1,117 | Not published |
| Red River of the North - Fargo - Ridgewood Addition | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Accredited | 830 | 0.90 miles |
| Souris River - Velva | Velva, McHenry County, North Dakota | Accredited | 821 | 2.21 miles |
| Mapleton | Mapleton, Cass County, North Dakota | Accredited | 783 | 5.45 miles |
| Souris River-Burlington to Minot-Country Club | Burlington, Ward County, North Dakota | Accredited | 555 | 1.69 miles |
| Maple River - Enderlin | Enderlin, Ransom County, North Dakota | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 455 | 1.55 miles |
| 40027 South 3 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 441 | 0.11 miles |
| 4813 | West Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 434 | 0.35 miles |
| 39826 East | Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 400 | 0.21 miles |
| 39815 south | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 374 | 0.54 miles |
| 6102 | Argusville, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 336 | 1.10 miles |
| Souris River-Burlington to Minot - Johnson | Burlington, Ward County, North Dakota | Accredited | 332 | 0.95 miles |
| Hendrum | Hendrum, Norman County, Minnesota | Non-Accredited | 298 | 2.37 miles |
| Lisbon | Lisbon, Ransom County, North Dakota | Accredited | 295 | 0.71 miles |
| Horace to West Fargo - West side of Diversion | West Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 290 | 12.8 miles |
| 39986 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 262 | Not published |
| Harwood | Harwood, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 245 | 1.64 miles |
| 39840 | Kittson County, Minnesota | Non-Accredited | 226 | 1.26 miles |
| 5588 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 205 | 0.24 miles |
| West Fargo - North side of Diversion | West Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 193 | 0.39 miles |
| Red River of the North - Argusville | Argusville, Cass County, North Dakota | Accredited | 191 | 1.80 miles |
| Marmarth - Little Beaver Creek LB & Little Missouri River LB | Marmarth, Slope County, North Dakota | Accredited | 189 | 2.40 miles |
| Almont | Almont, Morton County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 148 | 0.68 miles |
| Halliday North Levee 2 | Halliday, Dunn County, North Dakota | Accredited | 148 | 1.33 miles |
| Souris River-Burlington to Minot-TerricitaVallejo | Minot, Ward County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 105 | 0.31 miles |
| Lisbon Levee 4 | Lisbon, Ransom County, North Dakota | Accredited | 100 | 0.42 miles |
| Fort Yates Levee Flood Protection Project | Fort Yates, Sioux County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 94 | 0.95 miles |
| 39826 | Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 91 | 0.66 miles |
| Burleigh County Levee 4 | Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 86 | 1.57 miles |
| 4810 | North River, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 84 | 0.35 miles |
| 39815 south | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 82 | Not published |
| 5646 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 73 | 0.22 miles |
| Mandan - Lower Heart River RB Sunny Unit | Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 70 | 3.96 miles |
| Souris River-Burlington to Minot - Brooks | Burlington, Ward County, North Dakota | Accredited | 67 | 0.94 miles |
| Souris River-Burlington to Minot - Kings Court | Minot, Ward County, North Dakota | Accredited | 67 | 0.83 miles |
| 4721 | Brooktree Park, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 59 | 0.31 miles |
| Souris River-Burlington to Minot-Talbotts Nursery | Burlington, Ward County, North Dakota | Accredited | 59 | 0.53 miles |
| Sheyenne River Levee 2 | Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 50 | 0.55 miles |
| Sheyenne River Levee 9 | Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 50 | 0.12 miles |
| 6074 | Grafton, Walsh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 47 | 0.27 miles |
| W side Red River (N of rt 210 (trailer prk)) | Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 43 | 0.21 miles |
| Mott City Levee | Mott, Hettinger County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 40 | 0.25 miles |
| 39826 South East | Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 38 | 0.26 miles |
| 40027 South 2 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 37 | Not published |
| 4700 | Harwood, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 35 | 1.45 miles |
| Souris River - Sawyer - East | Sawyer, Ward County, North Dakota | Accredited | 35 | 0.80 miles |
| Souris River - Renville County Park | Tolley, Renville County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 31 | 1.04 miles |
| Scranton - Buffalo Creek LB | Scranton, Bowman County, North Dakota | Accredited | 28 | 0.50 miles |
| Scranton - Buffalo Creek RB | Scranton, Bowman County, North Dakota | Accredited | 28 | 0.44 miles |
| 39759 | LaMoure, LaMoure County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 27 | 0.28 miles |
| 39815 south | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 23 | 0.03 miles |
| Lisbon Levee 5 | Lisbon, Ransom County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 21 | 0.17 miles |
| 10139 | Brooktree Park, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 17 | 0.51 miles |
| Lisbon Levee 6 | Lisbon, Ransom County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 15 | 0.45 miles |
| 4731 | Grand Forks County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 13 | 0.37 miles |
| Saint Benedict East | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 13 | 0.25 miles |
| 39801 | Fort Ransom, Ransom County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 12 | 0.23 miles |
| 39806 | Minot, Ward County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 12 | 0.26 miles |
| McHenry Agricultural Levee 5 | Towner, McHenry County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 11 | 1.49 miles |
| 39805 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 10 | 0.38 miles |
| 39826 West 4 | Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 10 | 0.11 miles |
| 4717 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 10 | 0.39 miles |
| 10504 | Argusville, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 8 | 0.69 miles |
| 6139 | Fairmount, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 8 | 0.19 miles |
| Sheyenne River Levee 5 | Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 8 | 0.51 miles |
| 11400 | Grand Forks County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 7 | 0.30 miles |
| 39730 | Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 7 | 0.43 miles |
| 4720 | Harwood, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 7 | 0.59 miles |
| 5612 | Drayton, Walsh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 7 | 0.19 miles |
| 6127 | Christine, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 7 | 0.16 miles |
| 5893 | Mapleton, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 6 | 0.47 miles |
| 11393 | Mooreton, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 5 | 0.33 miles |
| 4803 | Drayton, Pembina County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 5 | 0.29 miles |
| 5269 | Harwood, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 5 | 0.11 miles |
| 5603 | Grafton, Walsh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 5 | 0.28 miles |
| 5633 | West Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 5 | 0.36 miles |
| 5634 | West Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 5 | 0.33 miles |
| 6121 | Brooktree Park, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 5 | 0.20 miles |
| Saint Benedict West | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 5 | 0.46 miles |
| 5599 | Drayton, Walsh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 4 | 0.30 miles |
| 5653 | Minto, Walsh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 4 | 0.60 miles |
| 5909 | Manvel, Grand Forks County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 4 | 0.25 miles |
| 5615 | Minto, Walsh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 3 | 0.17 miles |
| 6115 | Great Bend, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 3 | 0.26 miles |
| 6137 | Fairmount, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 3 | 0.29 miles |
| 6138 | Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 3 | 0.64 miles |
| 6142 | Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 3 | 0.26 miles |
| McHenry Agricultural Levee 6 | Towner, McHenry County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 3 | 1.73 miles |
| Souris River - Sawyer - West | Sawyer, Ward County, North Dakota | Accredited | 3 | 0.22 miles |
| 39907 | Medora, Billings County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 2 | 0.76 miles |
| 4800 | St. Thomas, Pembina County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 2 | 0.24 miles |
| 5600 | Washburn, Oliver County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 2 | 0.76 miles |
| 5935 | Drayton, Pembina County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 2 | 0.31 miles |
| 6095 | Grafton, Walsh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 2 | 0.24 miles |
| 5910 | Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1 | 0.26 miles |
| 6113 | Great Bend, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1 | 0.35 miles |
| T135 - R92 - S34 | Mott, Hettinger County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1 | 0.08 miles |
| 10178 | Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.16 miles |
| 40013 | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | Not published |
| 40027 South | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | Not published |
| 4712 | Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.15 miles |
| 4718_north | Garrison, McLean County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.53 miles |
| 4719 | Coleharbor, McLean County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.22 miles |
| 4730 | Grand Forks County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.37 miles |
| 4743 | Foxholm, Ward County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.74 miles |
| 4744 | Foxholm, Ward County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.14 miles |
| 4752 | Casselton, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.10 miles |
| 4753 | Flasher, Morton County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.14 miles |
| 4758 | Towner, McHenry County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.00 miles |
| 4815 | Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.22 miles |
| 4833 | Williston, McKenzie County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 0.24 miles |
| 4844 | Pembina County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.16 miles |
| 4876 | Gardena, Bottineau County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 1.28 miles |
| 4943 | Gardena, Bottineau County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 1.48 miles |
| 5385 | Edmore, Ramsey County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 0.47 miles |
| 5524 | LaMoure, LaMoure County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 0.08 miles |
| 5611 | Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.85 miles |
| 5616 | Egeland, Towner County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 0.11 miles |
| 5652 | Lankin, Walsh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.63 miles |
| 5889 | Ardoch, Walsh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.61 miles |
| 5960_east | Foxholm, Ward County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.20 miles |
| 6129 | Drayton, Walsh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.30 miles |
| 6140 | Fairmount, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.27 miles |
| Burleigh County Levee 2 | Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.53 miles |
| Flasher | Flasher, Morton County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.25 miles |
| McHenry Agricultural Levee 2 | Towner, McHenry County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.04 miles |
| McHenry Agricultural Levee 4 | Towner, McHenry County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.21 miles |
| Minot Water Treatment Plant System | Minot, Ward County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | Not published |
| Oakes Golf Course West | Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 0.37 miles |
| Waste Stabilization Ponds Levee | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Accredited | 0 | 3.84 miles |
| 40013 North | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 0.05 miles |
| 5162 | Flasher, Morton County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 0.25 miles |
| 5387 | Edmore, Ramsey County, North Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | Not published | 1.35 miles |
| 5960_west | Foxholm, Ward County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 0.49 miles |
| Burleigh County Levee 3 | Mandan, Burleigh County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 1.02 miles |
| McHenry Agricultural Levee 3 | Towner, McHenry County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 0.94 miles |
| McHenry Agricultural Levee 3 east | Towner, McHenry County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 0.56 miles |
| Oakes Golf Course East | Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 0.43 miles |
| W side Red River (btwn 13th and 17th Ave) | Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 0.40 miles |
Source: USACE National Levee Database, refreshed 2026-09-10. Accreditation status describes a system against a design flood event and is not a safety score. What it means.