Fargo, Moorhead eye $1 billion flood project
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 51 minutes agoPeople in Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., have a plan for easing flooding from the Red River of the North: Just dig another river.
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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.
High-tech mapping technology used to help Fargo-Moorhead, N.D., residents fight a record-setting flood last spring will be made available to the entire Red River Valley. The high-resolution ...
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
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FARGO, N.D. - Residents living downstream from Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., along the Red River fear their towns would be sacrificed in a diversion plan to save the two larger cities from chronic flooding. Backers of the plan say it's too early to panic.
Plans to divert the Red River to save the cities of Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., from flooding are being questioned by downstream residents who want more study.
Residents living downstream from Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead fear their towns would be sacrificed in a diversion plan to save the two larger cities from chronic flooding. Backers of the plan say it's too early to panic.
Plans to divert the Red River to save the cities of Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota from flooding are being questioned by downstream residents who want more studies.
A group studying permanent flood protection for the Fargo-Moorhead area has narrowed its choices to three possible diversion projects along the Red River.
High-tech mapping technology used to help Fargo-Moorhead residents fight flooding now is available to the entire Red River Valley. Officials say the high resolution elevation data should be accurate to within inches instead of within feet as under earlier measurements. The information can be found on a Web site. Sen. Byron Dorgan says the technology is important to help fight chronic flooding in ...