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The Red River flood of 1997 in the United States was a major flood that occurred in April 1997, along the Red River of the North in North Dakota and Minnesota.The flood reached throughout the Red River Valley, affecting the cities of Fargo, Moorhead, and Winnipeg, while Grand Forks and East Grand Forks received the most damage, where floodwaters reached over 3 miles (5 km) inland, inundating ...
At the flood's peak in Canada on May 4, the Red River occupied an area of 1,840 km 2 (710 mi 2) with more than 2,560 km 2 (990 mi 2) of land underwater, which earned it the nickname "Red Sea." [ 16 ] While the flooding was still underway, the federal Liberal government led by Jean Chrétien called a snap election .
A map of the FM Area Diversion Project. The Fargo-Moorhead (FM) Area Diversion project, officially known as the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Diversion Flood Risk Management Project, is a large, regional flood control infrastructure project on the Red River of the North, which forms the border between North Dakota and Minnesota and flows north to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
The Red River floods refer to the various flooding events in recent history of the Red River of the North, which forms the border between North Dakota and Minnesota and flows north, into Manitoba. Around 16% of the Red River basin , excluding the Assiniboine basin, is located in Canada; the remainder is within The Dakotas and Minnesota.
In the wake of heavy rain and snowmelt this past week, flood mitigation efforts are underway across communities that border the Red River in North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba, Canada. Scenes of ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "1997 Red River flood" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Building at ...
With flooding having already taken their home, the Barnes family is hoping the possible collapse of the Rapidan Dam doesn't also take their café, which has been operating since 1910.
A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam collapsed into the river in the latest jarring example of extreme weather gripping the upper Midwest. Video ...