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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 .
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.
Middle Fork, Whitewater River: Highest flood stage [20] 19.24 ft: August 19, 2007: Whitewater State Park: Root River: Highest flood stage [20] 18.75 ft: August 19, 2007: Houston: Red River of the North: Highest flood stage [21] 40.82 ft: March 28, 2009: Moorhead: Highest flood stage [22] 54.35 ft: April 22, 1997: East Grand Forks: Minnesota ...
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.
1897 Red River flood; 1920 North Dakota blizzard; 1997 Red River flood; 1997 Red River flood in the United States; 2009 North Dakota floods; October 2010 North American storm complex; 2011 Red River flood; 2013 Midwestern U.S. floods
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