The 1897 Red River flood took place in April 1897, along the Red River resulting in significant damage to the city of Fargo, North Dakota. The conditions which led to the flood of 1897 were similar to the conditions behind the 2009 flood, however the 1897 flood was different in terms of the human response to it.[1] Although the river gauge was not installed on the Red River until 1901, other sources indicate that the crest of the 1897 flood at a site 1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream from the present Fargo gauge would have been 40.10 ft (with a discharge rate of 25,000 ft3/s) according to the present datum.[2]
1897 Red River flood
The Red River drainage basin, with the Red River highlighted
Date
April 1 - April 24
Until the 2009 flood, the 1897 flood was the highest water recorded in the Fargo-Moorhead area and has since served as the benchmark for which many other floods of the Red River were measured against.
In the spring of 1897 R.M. Probesfield took a measurement of 5 feet (1.5 m) of snow on the ground in an area which was free from drifting; a value 2 feet (0.61 m) higher than one taken prior to the 1861 flood.[2] Due to the level of measured snowfall a flood in the spring was expected.
^"Red River Flood Comparable To 1897". Vance Publishing. 2009-03-23. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
^ abcdefg"Red River of the North Flooding - 1897". USGS. 2008-03-14. from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
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Photographs of Flooding in the Fargo–Moorhead Region: 1897–1996
Red River’s last record crest – 1897
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1897, river, flood, took, place, april, 1897, along, river, resulting, significant, damage, city, fargo, north, dakota, conditions, which, flood, 1897, were, similar, conditions, behind, 2009, flood, however, 1897, flood, different, terms, human, response, alt. The 1897 Red River flood took place in April 1897 along the Red River resulting in significant damage to the city of Fargo North Dakota The conditions which led to the flood of 1897 were similar to the conditions behind the 2009 flood however the 1897 flood was different in terms of the human response to it 1 Although the river gauge was not installed on the Red River until 1901 other sources indicate that the crest of the 1897 flood at a site 1 5 miles 2 4 km downstream from the present Fargo gauge would have been 40 10 ft with a discharge rate of 25 000 ft3 s according to the present datum 2 1897 Red River floodThe Red River drainage basin with the Red River highlightedDateApril 1 April 24 Until the 2009 flood the 1897 flood was the highest water recorded in the Fargo Moorhead area and has since served as the benchmark for which many other floods of the Red River were measured against Contents 1 Causes 2 River crests 3 References 4 External linksCauses editIn the spring of 1897 R M Probesfield took a measurement of 5 feet 1 5 m of snow on the ground in an area which was free from drifting a value 2 feet 0 61 m higher than one taken prior to the 1861 flood 2 Due to the level of measured snowfall a flood in the spring was expected River crests editCity Crest Date Wahpeton North Dakota 2 8 above the 1893 high 2 1897 03 31 Fargo North Dakota 40 10 ft present datum 2 34 2 ft 1952 datum 2 1897 04 07 Early Morning Grand Forks North Dakota Line along 3rd Street 2 Covering Demers Ave in East Grand Forks 2 1897 04 10 NoonReferences edit Red River Flood Comparable To 1897 Vance Publishing 2009 03 23 Retrieved 1 April 2009 a b c d e f g Red River of the North Flooding 1897 USGS 2008 03 14 Archived from the original on 31 March 2009 Retrieved 1 April 2009 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1897 Red River Flood Photographs of Flooding in the Fargo Moorhead Region 1897 1996 Red River s last record crest 1897 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1897 Red River flood amp oldid 1194596979, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
