Ridges of the Red River at 40 feet to ND

Seasonal floods have affected communities in the high-MidwestAt at least three people died in MinnesotaThe U.S. Coast Guard, said he rescued five people

(CNN) - the swollen red river that forms the border between Minnesota and North Dakota grouse about 40 feet in Fargo, North Dakota, a spokesman for the city of Fargo Fire Department said Sunday.

The River should remain inflated for the next few days, said spokesman Jesse Schmidt.

Rain forecast for Sunday had raised fears flooding along the Red River, boating which was banned in several counties. But the worst predictions seems not materialized.

The region could receive up to half an inch of rain Sunday, said Schmidt.

The region is generally seasonal floods after a warm weather and rain melted snow in early spring.

Officials in Moorhead, Minnesota, across the border from Fargo, were also deal with the flooding, a repeat of 2010 and 2009. The Red River crested at nearly 41 feet in 2009.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, spoke Saturday of improved dikes and preparations.

Still, she said, three people died in Minnesota due to flooding.

"It's a ferocious River," said Klobuchar. "We continue to be prudent."

Other Minnesota officials spoke of the need for flood mitigation more.

The U.S. Coast Guard, said one of his crews rescued rescued five people along the Red River Saturday - a resident and four stakeholders.

In Cass County, North of Fargo, residents placed sandbags along flooded streams and roads and used all-terrain vehicles to reach their homes.

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