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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) After the National Weather Service said there was a 50-percent chance the Sheyenne River could reach 6.9 feet in Valley City Mayor Bob Werkhoven and other city officials requested a declaration of emergency with the U-S Army Corps of Engineers on Friday.

Werkhoven said the city will determine what action should be taken to protect the city next week.

The National Weather Service also said the Sheyenne River has a 50-percent chance of reaching 18.2 in Lisbon.

But, some good news for the James River Basin, National Weather Service Hydrologist Allen Schlag said no significant flooding is in the forecast for cities along the James River Valley.