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Shaded-relief map of Powers Lake, North Dakota: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
NORTH DAKOTA · BURKE COUNTY

Powers Lake

376 people, 2,230 ft above sea level in Burke County.

2,230 ftElevation, city center
376People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 47°
Sunny now Dew point 36° · N 20 mph · high 45°
City of Powers Lake River Interstate 2 miles
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The Powers Lake plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Powers Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW India(Palermo) TG (K1IN) · 3:55 PM
Sunny
47° Sunny Feels like 40° · high of 45° near 4 PM
WindN 20 mphgusts 28
Humidity66%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.82 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 36° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 20.33 in · 12 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Burke County
NWS Bismarck and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:57 AM5:13 PM ↓
9 h 15 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 32 to 41°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45° 32°
0% rain — SSE 17, gusts 28 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
53° 33°
0% rain — SSW 10 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 35°
0% rain — WSW 7 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
50° 31°
0% rain — ENE 8 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
39° 25°
40% rain up to 0.2″ NW 10 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
38° 25°
20% rain — E 6 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
37° 22°
30% rain up to 0.1″ NNE 9 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Powers Lake about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific off the Northwest three days ago, and over the Canadian Prairies a day ago, about 1,840 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Powers Lake stands on

Powers Lake’s center stands about 2,230 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,180 ft to 2,380 ft, a difference of 200 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Grand View, about 2,460 ft, 7 miles northwest.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Sentinel Butte Formation (siltstone, claystone, sandstone), from the Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old.

Powers Lake, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
2,200 ft2,300 ft2,400 ft POWERS LAKE2,230 ftLow point2,170 ftHigh point of the line2,480 ft ← W · McGregorE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 61×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Sentinel Butte Formation

Siltstone, claystone, sandstone. Age: Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Powers Lake’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Powers Lake reaches the Gulf of America by way of the White Earth, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,730 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Powers Lake≈ 2,730 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF POWERS LAKE ≈ 2,730 mi to the Gulf of America White Earth → Missouri → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: Lake Oahe, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Sharpe and Lake Francis Case.

1,170 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Powers Lake; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Powers Lake on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Minot ND · 67 MI 67 miles east Bismarck ND · 149 MI 149 miles southeast
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NORTH DAKOTA · BURKE

Powers Lake

376 people, 2,230 ft above sea level in Burke County.

2,230 ftElevation
376People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 47°
SunnyDew point 36°
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Today in Powers Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 45° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 39° 0%
10p mostly clear night 37° 0%
1a mostly clear night 35° 0%
4a mostly clear night 34° 0%
7a partly cloudy night 34° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 40%
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Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
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Thu20%
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Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Powers Lake stands on

Powers Lake’s center stands about 2,230 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,180 ft to 2,380 ft, a difference of 200 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Grand View, about 2,460 ft, 7 miles northwest.

Powers Lake, west to east Powers Lake2,230 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 116×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center2,230 ft
Within 3 miles2,180 to 2,380 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (200 ft of relief)
High point nearbyGrand View, 2,460 ft, 7 mi northwest
Rock at the surfaceSentinel Butte Formation
Its agePaleocene, 56 to 66 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,730 mito the Gulf of AmericaWhite Earth → Missouri → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Powers Lake reaches the Gulf of America by way of the White Earth, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,730 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Lake Oahe, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Sharpe and Lake Francis Case.

1,170 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.