DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP May 2, 2013) – The National Weather Service says Devils Lake will probably not exceed its record elevation this year.
 
     The  new outlook indicates a 50-50 chance that the lake will exceed an elevation of 1,453.3 feet this year, and just a 10 percent chance that it will surpass the record 1,454.3 feet above sea level set in 2011.
 
     The lake elevation dropped about 3 feet in 2012, partly because of a yearlong mini-drought and an expanded outlet system that moved about a foot of water to the Sheyenne River.
 
     Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board manager Jeff Frith says the news is a little better but it’s still a concern. He says the area is still going to lose some acres and some roads.