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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 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.
1950 Red River flood; 1997 Red River flood; 2009 Red River flood; 2011 Red River flood This page was last edited on 14 March 2024, at 20:37 (UTC). Text is available ...
The Red River drainage basin, with the Red River highlighted. ... 1950 flood; 1997 flood (U.S. impacts) 2009 flood; 2011 flood; Geology; Lake Agassiz; Red River ...
At 6:04 p.m., the river had hit 30 feet in the town of Fletcher. Henderson County spokesperson Mike Morgan said the county has a "good number of trees down" as they see a "a lot of flooding in ...
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 ...
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