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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 ...
On the Olentangy River, this flood broke the previous record for river stage by over 14.5 ft (4.4 m). In the city of Delaware, 50–75 persons died after a break in the levee allowed a 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) wall of water to sweep through downtown. Five of the city's bridges washed away.
During the 1950 Red River flood the Red River reached its highest level since 1861 [30] resulting in a major flood from April to June turning 600 mi/s (970 km/s) [30] of Manitoba farmland into a vast inland sea. On May 18, the Red River reached 30.3 feet above normal. Approximately 107,000 [30] people were evacuated from the area. Prime ...
Destroyed by the 1997 Red River flood [17] 4: Clifford Annex: October 26, 1982 [15] (#82001319) September 23, 2004: 407-411 DeMers Ave. Grand Forks: Destroyed by the 1997 Red River flood and subsequent fire. [16] 5: Dinnie Block: October 26, 1982 [15] (#82001321) September 23, 2004: 109 N. 3rd Ave. Grand Forks: Destroyed by the 1997 Red River ...
After the disastrous 1950 flood, which resulted in extensive property damage and losses in Winnipeg, the province of Manitoba undertook flood prevention by constructing the Red River Floodway. Completed in 1968, it diverts floodwaters around the city to less settled areas farther down the river.
1950 Red River flood; 1950s Texas drought; A. Hurricane Able (1950) E. Hurricane Easy (1950) G. Great Appalachian Storm of 1950; H. Hurricane Baker (1950) Hurricane ...