Red River Area in North Dakota
Published by Where the Red River intersects the communities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo, you can expect an upscale, metropolitan adventure honed with a profound sense of history.
A bridge connecting East Grand Forks, Minnesota, to Grand Forks, North Dakota, is submerged during the record flooding of the Red River in 1997. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
2011 Red River Flood
Due to a wet summer in 2010 as well as an above average amount of snowfall in the Red River Valley, The Red River spilled its banks and Red River crested in Winnipeg at the James Avenue pumping station at 19.59 feet above datum as the sixth highest flood levels in recorded history if flood protection such as the Portage Diversion and the Red River Floodway were not in place. As the Red River was not a major concern in 2011, all of the attention turned to the surprise major flood on the Assiniboine River. In May 2011, a Manitoba-wide state of emergency was declared in the wake of a 1 in 300 year flood on the Assiniboine River at Brandon.
The Communities
Where the Red River intersects the communities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo, you can expect an upscale, metropolitan adventure honed with a profound sense of history. Just a few of the North Dakota communities within this area are:
- Fargo
- West Fargo
- Wahpeton
- Davenport
- Casselton
- Grand Forks
- Abercrombie
- Mandan
- Benson City
- Cass County
Attractions and Websites
Fargo Air Museum
Museum Hours:
Monday – Friday
10 am to 5 pm
Saturday
9 am to 5 pm
Sunday
Noon to 4 pm
Fargo Air Museum
1609 19th Avenue North
Fargo, ND 58102 PHONE: 701-293-8043
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On June 18, 2012 at 1:41 am
interesting description, you know well the river
On June 19, 2012 at 12:43 am
nice articel
On September 22, 2012 at 5:17 pm
You surely know your stuff. Keep it up!