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GRAND FORKS – The Red River of the North in Grand Forks has passed the threshold for minor flooding, as tributaries in North Dakota and Minnesota continue to crest. A reading at the Grand Forks ...
the Red River has crested in Grand Forks, and water levels are gradually declining. The river crested at 34.18 feet early Monday, March 28, well short of the moderate flood stage of 40 feet.
The Red River was predicted to crest at about 49 feet. It rose to 54 feet. Today, Grand Forks is better prepared. The city built a flood-protection system to withstand water levels well above 54 feet.
Brian Peterson, Star Tribune Lincoln Drive neighborhood: The dike holding back the Red River from Grand Forks' Lincoln Drive neighborhood gave way on April 18, 1997, flooding homes up to the rooftops.
GRAND FORKS - Steve Gander has lived through a handful of major floods in the Grand Forks area, including the record 1997 Red River flood that decimated the two communities bordering the sleepy ...
and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, in anticipation of Red River flooding. The Sorlie Bridge is to close at noon Monday, so crews can install closure mechanisms before water floods the road.
GRAND FORKS — The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office is warning the public to keep its distance from the flooding Red River, after deputies spotted kayakers and anglers in boats out on the water.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Landowners near Devils Lake could lose significant acreage to flooding this year, forecasters said Jan. 26, but Red River flooding likely will not reach 1997 levels.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Frank Matejcek grew up a stone's throw from the Red River of the North, so the Grand Forks, N.D., farmer and rancher is no stranger to spring flooding. But even Matejcek wasn't ...
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The Red River topped flood stage this morning in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. At 11 a.m., the National Weather Service reported the Red River was at 28.81 feet ...