Literally, the Devils Lake located in North Dakota already swallow a two small towns area as well farmlands at the nearby sides. People are now threatened by the uprising water within especially to the low flooded area next to the river which serve as a small outlet for the wide size rounded on the upper part. According to the recent updates from the above mentioned lake, it is now overflowing for about 6-feet already and again, threatens the nearby town to prepare for evacuation cause anytime, this could bring a disastrous flood.
The area covered by Devils Lake is getting more bigger as what has been studied by scientist following its growth. They initially gave the reason why the slow movement of the water body continues to eat the nearby lands, it's because there is no big outlet that could lessen the water from its main basin stock from rains.
If you're one of those folks living at the side or in the low lying area of the lake, you might better to prepare for whatever problems that will going to happen cause by this silence body of water at your upper side.