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Basin Maps

Devils Lake Basin Data Map

A detailed map of the Devils Lake basin

A map of the Devils Lake Outlet Projects

A map of the area covered by Devils Lake if it were to reach an elevation of 1,460 feet above mean sea level

A map of Devils Lake, with surface water area highlighted, from the drought before the wet cycle in 1991, through 2011

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