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  1. The 1897 Red River flood took place in April 1897, along the Red River resulting in significant damage to the city of Fargo, North Dakota. The conditions which led to the flood of 1897 were similar to the conditions behind the 2009 flood, however the 1897 flood was different in terms of the human response to it.

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    The 1897 flood crested at Grand Forks about noon on April 10 bringing the water up to a line along Third Street and covering Demers Ave. in East Grand Forks. Flooding on all tributaries between Grand Forks and Emerson was reported, and a serious situation developed at Grafton.

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    Did the Red River basin flood in 1897?
    The Red River Basin floods are documented by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). However, the passage does not confirm a flood in the Red River basin in 1897 according to USGS records. The multimedia tab contains pictures from Red River flooding in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1897, but the USGS did not establish a gage until 1901.

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    When did the flood of 1897 occur?
    The flood of April 7, 1897 reached a stage of 40.10 feet present datum, discharge, 25,000 ft 3 /s at a site 1.5 miles downstream from the present Fargo gage. However, the U.S. Geological Survey did not establish a gage until 1901, so this flood is outside the USGS period of record.

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    When was the first flood on the Red River of the north?
    The first phase of the flood on the Red River of the North in 1950 began with minor flooding at the start of the Red River at Breckenridge-Wahpeton in late March and early April. The River at Wahpeton started rising on March 26 and reached peak discharge by the afternoon of April 2. The first flood in the Wahpeton area caused nil or minor damage.

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    Did the 1897 flood exceed the 1950 flood?
    The records of stage and discharge collected on the Red River of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak. since 1882 show that the 1897 flood had a slightly higher stage and discharge than the 1950 flood.

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    When did the Red River flood in Winnipeg?
    Records of floods on the Red River at Winnipeg show that the 1950 flood did not reach as high as the stages of 1826, 1852, and 1861. The first phase of the flood on the Red River of the North in 1950 was the minor flooding at the start of the Red River at Breckenridge-Wahpeton in late March and early April.

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    What caused flooding in the Red River of North?
    The Red River of North experienced flooding in the spring of 2006, which was preceded by above-normal precipitation in many areas in the fall of 2005. Flooding occurred in the Red River of the North Basin in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota.

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  3. NDSU - North Dakota State University
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    Photographs of Red River Floods near Fargo, North Dakota: 1897

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  4. NDSU Libraries
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    Red River Floods | Fargo History - North Dakota State University

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  5. Images of 1897 Red River Flooding

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  6. North Dakota Studies
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    Section 3: Floods | 8th Grade North Dakota Studies

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  7. fargohistory.com
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    Fargo History Project » The Red River flood of 1897

    Dec 11, 2013 · In April 1897, only four years after a devastating fire burned down parts of Fargo, these fears came to fruition with what would be the flood of the century in the Northern Great Plains. The Red River crested at approximately …

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  8. NPR
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    25 years ago, the Red River crested at over 54 feet, devastating

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  9. USGS.gov
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    Pictures from the Red River Flood 1897 | U.S.

    Pictures from the Red River Flood 1897 By Dakota Water Science Center September 23, 2021. Explore Search. Water; View All . Back to Top. Science Science Explorer; Mission Areas; Programs; Regions; Science Centers; …

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  10. ResearchGate
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    A History of Flooding in the Red River Basin

    Jan 1, 2007 · The Red River of the North Basin has a history of flooding and this poster is designed to increase public awareness of that history and of the factors that contribute to flooding.

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    1897 Red River Flood - Wikimedia Commons

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