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A group looking at flood control options for the Fargo area is narrowing its list. The Metro Flood Study Work Group decided Thursday to eliminate the option that would include a series permanent levees and home buyouts, and focus instead on a Red River diversion plan. Members of the group say they would prefer the diversion on the North Dakota side of the river. The Army Corps of Engineers has ...
A group looking at flood control options for the Fargo area is narrowing its list. The Metro Flood Study Work Group decided Thursday to eliminate the option that would include a series permanent levees and home buyouts, and focus instead on a Red River diversion plan. Members of the group say they would prefer the diversion on the North Dakota side of the river. The Army Corps of Engineers has ...
The Cass County commissioners voted unanimously on Monday, to support the idea of a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River for flood protection..
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Red River at Fargo after recent rains, but only minor flooding is expected.
The Metro Flood Study Work Group decided Thursday to eliminate the option that would include a series permanent levees and home buyouts, and focus instead on a Red River diversion plan.
There has been a flood warning issued for the Red River at Fargo.
The city of Breckenridge is $5 million closer to completing its flood work. Thanks to U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-ND, and state leaders, local officials say the funding will support its final phase of construction - a 3-mile area stretching north of the Otter Tail River and along the Red River.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Cass County commissioners are supporting a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River for flood protection. The commissioners voted unanimously to support the idea Monday.
Associated Press - November 3, 2009 1:04 PM ET FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Cass County commissioners are supporting a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River for flood...
The flood of 2009 differed from the 1997 flood in many ways. Almost the entire state received some sort of flood damage this spring, while the 1997 flood was contained in the Red River Valley. And the overland flooding in 2009 hit areas nowhere near the flood plain.
Midwestern flooding is usually associated with the spring or summer, so even officials at the National Weather Service are perplexed about the unusual fall flood that is causing rivers to spill over their banks in parts of Missouri and Illinois.
