The State Water Commission contributes a three-page section of articles to a magazine titled NORTH DAKOTA WATER, published by the North Dakota Water Education Foundation. The Commission's pages are called THE OXBOW and are designed to inform readers about Water Commission projects and programs, as well as local, state, and national water management issues. The magazine is published monthly, excluding February and August. Past articles are found here in downloadable PDF format.
The yearly subscription rate for NORTH DAKOTA WATER is $15, or $25 for two years. Call (701) 223-8332.
May 2012: (1,009 kb) -
West Devils Lake Outlet Begins Operating; SWC Revises Floodway Property Acquisition Policy; International Water Institute Releases - Tile Drainage Study
April 2012 Cost Share: (3 mb) -
SWC Cost-Share Available for Snagging and Clearing
April 2012: (1 mb) -
Preliminary Report for Mouse River Flood Protection Released; A New Educational Opportunity for Teachers!
March 2012: (2 mb) -
Commission Approves New Floodway Property Acquisition Cost-Share Policy; NOTICE: Water Project Sponsors; Commission Approves Cost-Share Requests for Floodway Property Acquisitions; Agreement Reached on East Devils Lake Outlet Project
January 2012: (4 mb) -
East DL Outlet Pipeline Installation Complete; SWC Approves Funding for Valley City Buy-outs; SWC Develops Composite Hydrograph
December 2011: (4 mb) -
Mouse (Souris) River Flood Protection Improvements Underway; Tom Fischer will be missed
October 2011: (2 mb) -
East Devils Lake Outlet Project Well Underway; Questions Arise Over New Tile Drain Law
September 2011: (3 mb) -
SWC & NDDOT Coop with USGS to Gather Missouri River Channel Data; Devils Lake the Site of 2011 WET Institute
May 2011: (723 kb) -
SWC Funds Rapid Deployment Gages; Advisory Committee Meets to Discuss Devils Lake Outlet Issues; Bill Sharff Receives NDEA's 2011 Human Service Award; NEW Tolna Coulee Issues Factsheet Available
April 2011: (1 mb) -
State Moving Forward on East Devils Lake Outlet; Project WET Leadership Workshop Trains Facilitators
March 2011: (864 kb) -
Missouri River Storage Fees: Unjust and Unacceptable; Websites Provide Flood Info
January 2011: (1 mb) -
More Help on the Way for Devils Lake; New Publications Available From State Water Commission
December 2010: (802 kb) -
SWC 2010 Construction Projects Summary
November 2010: (672 kb) -
Another Not So Simple Solution; Project WET Facilitators Receive Awards for 2010
October 2010: (676 kb) -
New Devils L. Tech Team Report Available; New Study & Recovery Initiatives Bring Participants to Institute
September 2010: (538 kb) -
Sando Appointed ND's 17th State Engineer; Devils Lake Outlet Expansion Completed and Operational; SWC Approves Funding for Absaraka Dam
July 2010: (865 kb) -
Frink Retires From State Engineer Position; Another Successful Water Festival Held in Bismarck, May 17-18
June 2010: (812 kb) -
Abundant Lake Sakakawea Water Becoming Focus for Oil Development; Devils Lake Breaks More Records in 2010
May 2010: (1,001 kb) -
SWC Grants Approved for Flood Control in Enderlin, Hazen, Pembina, and Grafton; Devils Lake Flood Facts Flier Available
April 2010: (590 kb) -
SWC Funds Water for Oil in McKenzie Co.; Elements of the Devils Lake Outlet Expansion; Explore Your Watershed Presents...The Central Missouri River Institute
March 2010: (901 kb) -
Flood Retention: Not Always the Silver Bullet
January 2010: (583 kb) -
Lakes Sakakawea and Oahe Are Back!; SWC Approves Cost-Share for Clausen Springs Dam; 2009 Aerial Photos Available; 2009 Devils L. Outlet Operations Summary
December 2009: (849 kb) -
State Water Commission Construction Crew Busy With 2009 Flood Repairs; ATTENTION Water Project Sponsors
November 2009: (529 kb) -
Missouri River Sedimentation Causes Problems for R.M. Heskett Power Station; SWC and NRCS Ring Dike Coop Program Popular; SWC Funds Red River Basin Flood Solutions Study; Corps to Review Missouri River Authorized Purposes
October 2009: (660 kb) -
2009 Flooding Sparks Interest in Red River Watershed Institute; YOU Can Help Shape Missouri River Recovery Efforts; State Water Commission Studying Beaver Creek Watershed
September 2009: (494 kb) -
Harmon Lake Recreation Area Opens; Addressing the Devils Lake Water Treatment Question
July 2009: (365 kb) -
Corps Looking at Permanent Flood Control for Fargo-Moorhead Area; Another Successful Water Festival Held in Bismarck May 19-20; Water Commission Considers Devils Lake Outlet Extension
June 2009: (976 kb) -
2009: A Year of Records
May 2009: (367 kb) -
Project WET Facilitator Network: The Heart of Water Education; SWC Construction Crew Receives Award; Commission Meeting Minutes; A Note About 2009 Spring Flood Events
March 2009: (348 kb) -
Officials Meet on DL Flooding Prognosis; Record of Decision Signed for NAWS Water Treatment
January 2009: (3 mb) -
Final EIS on NAWS Treatment Released; New 2009-2011 SWC and SE Strategic Plan Now Available; SWC Completes 2009 State Water Plan
December 2008: (457 kb) -
Oil and Water: Sometimes They DO Mix; Group Receives Award for Milfoil Work; Measure 3 Passed By N.D. Voters; Attention! Water Supply Grants Available
November 2008: (4 mb) -
SWC Construction Summary, 2008 Season; Commission Meeting Minutes
October 2008: (3 mb) -
NAWS Provides Water Service to Berthold; The 2008 Project WET Summer Water Institute Heads West; Vosper Appointed to Water Commission; Gary Calheim Receives Governor's Award for Excellence
September 2008: (1 mb) -
North Dakota Streamflow Characteristics; Commission Meeting Minutes; Sheyenne Dam Restoration Complete
July 2008: (1 mb) -
Oahe Coming Back to North Dakota; Devils Lake Considers Flood Protection Options
June 2008: (373 kb) -
Livestock Drought Program Reinstated; Devils Lake Hires New Manager; ND WRRI Sponsors A Day of Seminars on Water Resources; Commission Meeting Minutes; Bismarck Water Festival A Great Success
May 2008: (576 kb) -
2008 Explore Your Watershed Institute: The Missouri River; ND Supreme Court Rules on Devils Lake Outlet Permit Appeal; Devils Lake Joint Board Manager Retires; Commission Meeting Minutes
April 2008: (708 kb) -
Leadership Workshop Trains Facilitators; Leland Krein Receives "Surveyor of the Year" Award; Devils Lake Upper Basin Irrigation Test Project Extended; New North Dakota Administrative Code Rules Effective April 1
March 2008: (260 kb) -
NAWS DEIS on Water Treatment Finalized; NOTICE: Water Project Sponsors; FEIS for RRVWS Project Completed
January 2008: (592 kb) -
2007 Construction Season In Review; Commission Meeting Minutes
December 2007: (243 kb) -
Devils L. Landowners' Lawsuit Dismissed; History of Flooding in the Red River Basin Poster Now Available; Commission Meeting Minutes; Sheyenne Dam Restoration to Begin
November 2007: (657 kb) -
State Engineer and SWC to Hold Public Hearings on Rule Changes; View Real-Time USGS Stream Gauges in Google Earth; More Publications Available on Water Commission Website; MOSSPs: The New Volume Unit of Choice?
October 2007: (212 kb) -
"Mighty Mouse" Watershed is the Focus of 2007 WET Institute; Water in Demand for the Oil Industry in Western North Dakota
September 2007: (253 kb) -
Maple River Dedication Ceremony Held; Commission Meeting Minutes; Commission Discontinues Drought Livestock Watering Program.
July 2007: (514 kb) -
North Dakota's First Sovereign Land Management Plan is Completed; RRJWRD Publishes Water Mgmt. Strategy; State Water Commission Offers a New Water Institute for 2007; Maple River Dam Dedication Scheduled
June 2007: (185 kb) -
SWC OKs Funding for D.L. Water Supply; 2007 Legislature Good for N.D. Water; Commission Meeting Minutes; Devils Lake Joint Board Website Created
May 2007: (228 kb) -
SE Introduces Sovereign Land Bill; April Commission Meeting Highlights; Grant Awarded to WRD Association; Why Not Use Devils Lake for Eastern North Dakota Water Supply?
April 2007: (395 kb) -
Putting RRVWSP Water Use Into Perspective; Poster Commemorates 10th Anniversary of 1997 Red River Flood; Restoration of Sheyenne Dam in the Design Stage
March 2007: (290 kb) -
Missouri River System Anxiously Watched; Welcome Aboard Water Commissioners Berg and Foley; Office of SE Completes Ordinary High Water Mark Guidelines; Water Commission Publishes an Update to the State Water Plan
January 2007: (323 kb) -
SWC 2006 Construction Season a Busy One
December 2006: (1 mb) -
The Pembina River: Jewel of the Northeast; Bureau of Reclamation Completes Devils Lake Basin Crossing Study
November 2006: (618 kb) -
City of Garrison Receiving Funding for Improved Water Supply Intake; Missouri River Joint Water Board Receives $70,000 SWC Grant; Drought Indices: So Many to Choose From
October 2006: (474 kb) -
New Robotic Crawler to Assist With Future Dam Inspections; 2005 Water Use Summary for North Dakota; SE Releases Draft Sovereign Land Plan For Public Comment; Water Equivalents Reference Table
September 2006: (310 kb) -
SWC Approves Changes to Drought Disaster Livestock Watering Program; Commission Meeting Minutes; The First James and Sheyenne Rivers Institute Held July 9-13; Tile Drainage Gaining Popularity in State in Recent Years
July 2006: (232 kb) -
Tobacco Settlement Shortfall Impacts Water Projects in North Dakota; Devils Lake and Stump Lake Destined to Become One Big Lake; Tile Drainage Gaining Popularity in State in Recent Years
June 2006: (287 kb) -
McDowell Dam Reservoir Receives North Dakota's First Alum Treatment; Red Trail Energy to Become SWPP's Second Largest Customer; Water Commission Launches a New Water Institute for 2006
May 2006: (224 kb) -
Erosion Mitigation Plan in Developed for the Sheyenne River; Commission Meeting Minutes; A Missouri River System Update; Water Commission/State Engineer Biennial Report Available
April 2006: (344 kb) -
Busy 2006 Construction Season Expected; Flood Map Modernization Begins in North Dakota
March 2006: (563 kb) -
N.D. State Water Commission Launches Web-based Mapping System; Upper Sheyenne and Devils Lake Boards Release Water Management Plans
January 2006: (378 kb) -
More teachers and students "catch the wave" of water education at festivals; Project WET facilitators receive awards; Commission Meeting Minutes
December 2005: (1 mb) -
SWC has busy 2005 construction season; Commission endorses McClusky Canal to Sheyenne River option
November 2005: (974 kb) -
Office of State Engineer to develop new sovereign land management plan for ND; Look for information about Devils Lake...; Additional repairs are expected for Sweetbriar Creek Dam; Lemmon celebrates the arrival of Southwest Pipeline water; Resolution sought for Pembina dikes issue
October 2005: (1 mb) -
Outlet Project Completion Provides Hope for Devils Lake Area Residents; Educators Receive a Northwest North Dakota Perspective to the Missouri River Watershed
(September 2005: Special Issue, See Office of the State Engineer: A Tour Through Time)
(September 2005: Special Issue, See Office of the State Engineer: A Tour Through Time)
July 2005: (667 kb) -
Crown Butte Dam Undergoing Repairs; North Dakota Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Devils Lake Outlet Project; Lake Sakakawea Management Plan Public Meetings Scheduled; Construction Begins on New Water Commission Maintenance Shop; Corps Implementing Cold Water Habitat Saving Measures
June 2005: (989 kb) -
ANS Prevention: Protecting North Dakota's Waters; How do large-scale water supply projects impact Lake Sakakawea's water levels?; Commission Meeting Minutes
May 2005: (835 kb) -
Corps holds Missouri River meetings; Highway 20 temporarily closed due to seepage from Devils Lake; SWC employee Kurt Kunz will be missed; Upper Sheyenne River Joint WRB manages water basin-wide
April 2005: (429 kb) -
Missouri River system intakes in jeopardy; 2005 Explore Your Watershed institutes scheduled; Commission Meeting Minutes; Stump Lake Flooding: Living Downstream of Devils Lake
March 2005: (683 kb) -
The State-Sponsored Devils Lake Outlet: Project Update and Progress; North Dakota Water Facts
January 2005: (1 mb) -
SWC construction crew has very busy year; Notice!; State Engineer reports 2004 as "Year of Great Progress;" Commission Meeting Minutes
December 2004: (399 kb) -
Educators and students "get splashed" with water education; North Dakota Water Crossword; Commission Meeting Minutes; Project WET facilitators receive awards
November 2004: (291 kb) -
SWC participating in flood hazard area restudy and remapping program; When do I need a Sovereign Land Permit from the State Engineer? Commission Meeting Minutes; Ground broken for Maple River Dam; Original Southwest Pipeline completed
October 2004: (1 mb) -
Project WET provides watershed education; Missouri River, Devils Lake education programs a great success
September 2004: (693 kb) -
GLO Plat survey note archival results in wider availability of info; Devils Lake: Raising the Levee
July 2004: (665 kb) -
Grafton opts out of flood control project; Reconstruction begins on Mount Carmel Dam spillway; A Not-So-Simple Solution; Devils Lake: Connections to the Red River
June 2004: (328 kb) -
Maple River Dam granted Section 404 Permit; Contracts awarded for State's Emergency Devils Lake Outlet; Welcome to the Land of Extremes; Commission Meeting Minutes; North Dakota Water: Use It or Lose It
May 2004: (499 kb) -
SWC develops new aquifer testing method; Commission Meeting Minutes; How is the new Master Manual different?
(April 2004: Not published.)
(April 2004: Not published.)
March 2004: (229 kb) -
Project WET leadership workshop held; SRJWRD receives Outstanding Project Award for Baldhill project; SWC approves more funding for Mt Carmel; Notice!; Project WET workshops coming in 2004
January 2004: (279 kb) -
SWC approves $19 million for Devils Lake outlet; Commission Meeting Minutes; Final SWPP Medora-Beach phase ends 2003 construction season; NAWS: Moving Forward in 2003
December 2003: (269 kb) -
Water festivals "Make A Splash" this fall; project WET facilitators receive awards; Commission Meeting Minutes; SWC's 2003 Construction Season UPDATE
November 2003: (269 kb) -
Mount Carmel Dam repairs move forward; EPA releases request for proposals for FY 2004 Wetlands Protection Project Grant; Swenson and Olin reappointed to SWC by Hoeven; Drought Disaster program has busy year
October 2003: (4 mb) -
The Mighty Mo: A River of Discoveries; Understanding Wetland Storage: Part III
September 2003: (279 kb) -
Quantifying Wetland Restoration and Impoundment Costs: Facing Reality; Commission Meeting Minutes; Harmon Lake: An Oasis for Morton County
July 2003: (62 kb) -
Channel work to begin on Devils Lake outlet; Commission Meeting Minutes; Notice!; Understanding Wetland Storage: Part II
June 2003: (152 kb) -
Emergency at Mount Carmel Dam; Commission Meeting Minutes; Understanding Wetland Storage: Part I
May 2003: (126 kb) -
Biota transfer an issue for water projects; The Federal & State Devils Lake Outlets: What's the Latest?
(April 2003: Not published.)
(April 2003: Not published.)
March 2003: (68 kb) -
SWC publishes update to State Water Plan; 2002 Devils Lake Basin Water Management Plan is published; Lindvig retires after 39 years; How bad is the drought situation in the Missouri River Basin?
January 2003: (130 kb) -
2002 SWC construction efforts; Commission Meeting Minutes
December 2002: (91 kb) -
Make a Splash festivals make impression; Project WET facilitators receive 2002 awards; Commission Meeting Minutes; The Red River: A Profile in Time, Part IV: Looking to the Future
November 2002: (83 kb) -
Educators look at yesterday's Missouri; Water Commission moves ahead with Devils Lake outlet; Commission Meeting Minutes; The Red River: A Profile in Time, Part III: Taming the Red?
(October 2002: Not published.)
(October 2002: Not published.)
September 2002: (89 kb) -
Cooperation improves water data; Looking out for Lake Sakakawea; The Red River: A Profile in Time, Part II: Selkirk's Colony to the Flood of Record
July 2002: (182 kb) -
Missouri River planning advances; SWC staff members participate in Walk for Life; Sweetbriar Creek Dam needs repairs; The Red River: A Profile in Time, Part I: Lake Agassiz to the First North Dakotans
June 2002: (73 kb) -
NAWS: Moving Dirt, Moving Ahead; SWC approves changes to rural flood control cost-share poiicy; NEW Devils Lake Basin Water Management Plan being developed; North Dakota and Sustainable Development
May 2002: (134 kb) -
Purple Loosestrife: A Perilous Beauty; Water management organizations to merge; Devils Lake: A Lake Forever Changing
April 2002: (175 kb) -
Devils Lake water level predictions made; NAWS groundbreaking is scheduled; Commission Meeting Minutes; Study highlights lack of useful flood data in Red River Valley; Estimating Snowpack Runoff: How it's done, why it's important
March 2002: (52 kb) -
Corps revokes Clinton-era wetland rules; Commission Meeting Minutes; New rural ring dike cost-share policies; Looking to explore North Dakota's water resources?
January 2002: (139 kb) -
NAWS project gets final approval; SWC Construction Crew Season Summary; Looking to explore North Dakota's water resources?
December 2001: (85 kb) -
North Dakota students "Make a Splash;" Commission Meeting Minutes; Project WET Facilitator Awards: What are they and who receives them?
November 2001: (52 kb) -
Appeals Denied: NAWS will move forward; Notice; Commission Meeting Minutes; Project WET Facilitators: Teaching for a Better Tomorrow
October 2001: (143 kb) -
Water Quality Institute a hit with educators; Lewis & Clark's Missouri River comes alive; Planning to irrigate? (Part 2)
September 2001: (149 kb) -
Spring and summer mean busy times for construction crew; Commission Meeting Minutes; Hofstad, Halcrow appointed to Commission; Planning to irrigate?
July 2001: (55 kb) -
Frink appointed as State Engineer; Commission Meeting Minutes; What's new with NAWS?
June 2001: (46 kb) -
Devils Lake overflows into Stump Lake; Websites helpful in Red River Valley flood fight; How will new federal arsenic standards impact North Dakota?
May 2001: (586 kb) -
Emergency action plans needed for dams; Commission Meeting Minutes; What "100-Year Flood" really means
April 2001: (97 kb) -
Project WET Explore Your Watershed leadership workshop trains facilitators; The year 2000 was a WET year; Make a splash with Project WET; Project WET Summer Institutes are changing; Commission Meeting Minutes; Water: A Tour Through Time (Part 4)
March 2001: (69 kb) -
Sprynczynatyk moves on to new challenges; Water Development 2001 Biennial Reports are available; Water: A Tour Through Time (Part 3)
January 2001: (84 kb) -
Corps preceeds with Devils Lake Basin water storage study; Commission Meeting Minutes; Water: A Tour Through Time (Part 2)
December 2000: (132 kb) -
Missouri River troubles repeat themselves; SWC construction crew had busy summer; Water: A Tour Through Time (Part 1)
November 2000: (51 kb) -
Flood Insurance: Beware of Misconceptions; Commission Meeting Minutes; Are more people using less water?
(October 2000: Not published.)
(October 2000: Not published.)
September 2000: (127 kb) -
Eye kept on high hazard dams in state; Commission Meeting Minutes; Drought: Did you know...?
July 2000: (56 kb) -
Commission Meeting Minutes; Managing North Dakota's Water Resources (Part 5)
June 2000: (70 kb) -
Missouri River issues still contested; Managing North Dakota's Water Resources (Part 4)
May 2000: (51 kb) -
Outlet Management Advisory Committee meets, update on projects heard; Managing North Dakota's Water Resources (Part 3)
April 2000: (130 kb) -
FEMA's Project Impact: Building Disaster-Resistant Communities; Managing North Dakota's Water Resources (Part 2)
March 2000: (50 kb) -
Part of tobacco settlement funds received; Commission Meeting Minutes; Managing North Dakota's Water Resources
January 2000: (167 kb) -
Cedar Lake Dam is repaired by SWC; Commission Meeting Minutes; Executive director employed by RRBB; Is your hometown dam safe?
