June 24, 2011 -- Updated 2022 GMT (0422 HKT)
Minot, North Dakota (CNN) -- Summer flooding in Minot, North Dakota, hit record levels Friday as the Souris River tied the all-time high of 1,558 feet set in 1881, according to the National Weather Service
The river is forecast to surge more than 6 feet higher than the old record as waters rush into the area, officials said.
The rush of water prompted overflowing of a lake near the city, they said, exacerbating the region's flood concerns.
Minot Mayor Curt Zimbelman has said that no new evacuations have been ordered, even though "the flows coming into Lake Darling are reaching the lake quicker and at a greater volume than predicted."
"Due to this, Lake Darling has increased its outflow," the mayor said -- increasing flooding in the floodplain, though not to a point that it yet changes the "inundation zone."
About 12,000 residents have evacuated their homes, according to Minot Fire Department Capt. Dean Lenertz. Zimbelman and North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple congratulated residents for an organized and efficient evacuation, with Dalrymple saying it had "gone extremely well."
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