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A before and after view of a building that caught fire in downtown Grand Forks during the 1997 Red River flood. The Red River of the North has flooded repeatedly through the centuries. It is highly prone to spring flooding because of its northward flow, the nearly flat former lake bed of the valley, and ice formation on the river.
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 ...
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.
The river began rising on April 4, and flooding the area on April 18 as the flood waters rose up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) above the long term prediction. Dikes gave way, and Grand Forks was inundated. Between 75 and 90% of the residents had been evacuated prior to this time.
1997 Red River flood + 1997 Red River flood in the United States; A. After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997; B. Building at 205 DeMers Ave. C.
Rain began falling on a Friday afternoon, the last day of February 1997, and by that Sunday local weather observer Frank Street measured 7.81 inches.
The city was struck by a severe flood in 1997, causing extensive damage. [4] With Fargo upstream from the bulk of the waters, and Winnipeg with its flood control structures, Grand Forks became the hardest hit city in the Red River Valley. During the height of the flooding, a major fire also destroyed eleven buildings in the city's downtown area.
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