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The 1950 Red River flood was a devastating flood that took place along the Red River in The Dakotas and Manitoba from April 15 to June 12, 1950. Damage was particularly severe in the city of Winnipeg and its environs, which were inundated on May 5, also known as Black Friday to some residents.
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 Red River Floodway (French: Canal de dérivation de la rivière Rouge) is an artificial flood control waterway in Western Canada. It is a 47 km (29 mi) long channel which, during flood periods, takes part of the Red River 's flow around the city of Winnipeg , Manitoba to the east and discharges it back into the Red River below the dam at ...
The Salinas River exceeded its previous measured record crest by more than 1.3 m (4.3 ft), which was within 30–60 cm (0.98–1.97 ft) of the reputed crest of the legendary 1862 flood. The Napa River set a new peak record, and the Russian and Pajaro rivers approached their record peaks. More than thirty people were killed and 5 were missing.
Classically-detailed, Early Commercial building designed by Joseph DeRemer, constructed by Dinnie Brothers in 1904; destroyed by the 1997 Red River flood, [13] A historical marker indicates that the building was destroyed in the 1997 Red River flood and fire. 11: Northwood Bridge: February 27, 1997 (#97000175) June 10, 2021
The record crest for the Cape Fear River remains the 1945 mark, which was 68.9 feet, according to available records. The river during Hurricane Matthew hit 58.9 feet. During Florence, it rose to ...
NOAA predicts the Chemung River will crest at 12.3 feet at 8 a.m. Saturday in the "minor flood" stage. The "moderate" stage begins at 15 feet. The "moderate" stage begins at 15 feet. "Please ...
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.