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Close to 150 people showed up to the single Canadian meeting in Morris on Nov. 19, part of a Red River Basin Commission project to study long term flood solutions.
People in Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., have a plan for easing flooding from the Red River of the North: Just dig another river.
Close to 150 people showed up to the single Canadian meeting in Morris on Nov. 19, part of a Red River Basin Commission project to study long term flood solutions.
Officials are pulling the plug on a $1.5 million project they had hoped would show that irrigation might be part of the solution to Devils Lake flooding. But they are floating hope that a similar project outside the basin might succeed. A
Warmer winters, wetter springs and more flooding along riverfront communities in Illinois may become the norm, Wes Jarrell says. "The time for debate about global warming is over," he said. "It’s not a matter of opinion; it’s a matter of fact. Climate changes are already occurring in the Midwest."
Late-fall rains in the Red River Valley have kept groundwater conditions overly wet heading into the winter, which could affect spring flooding.
Check this out! All closures can be found online at http://www.modot.org/ on the traveler information map. Since waters rise and fall quickly during flash flooding, it is recommended motorists check the website or call 1-888-275-6636 for the latest information after hours and on weekends.
Diverting water around Fargo or Moorhead should only be part of the solution to flooding according to Otter ...
RUSHFORD -- A silver lining of the August 2007 flood in southeastern Minnesota is it spotlighted a danger to the water system: Sandpoint wells
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Georgetown mayor says her town would be 'pretty much wiped out.'