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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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
1950 Red River flood; 1954 floods of Northeastern Illinois; F. 1955 Connecticut floods; G. Great Flood of 1951 This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 02 ...
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 ...