Flooding in the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks North Dakota and Minnesota area
Print Book, English, 1999
North Dakota Geological Survey, [Grand Forks], 1999
Educational series (Grand Forks, N.D.), 25, no. 25
vi, 63 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 28 cm.
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THE FLOOD PROBLEM IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY
FLOOD TERMINOLOGY
GEOLOGYANDTOPOGRAPHY
CLIMATE
HISTORY AND GENERAL ECONOMY OF THE AREA
THE RED RIVER AND ITS DRAINAGE BASIN
FACTORS AFFECTING FLOODING: "Constant” factors: basin and channel
Characteristics
“Variable” factors; the weather
Summary of factors affecting flooding
FLOOD HISTORY OF GRAND FORKS-EAST GRAND FORKS: Pre-1882 Era
1897: Flooding at the turn of the century
1950: One flood, two crests
1965: Little time to prepare
1966: Spring blizzard
1969: A new record for the 20th century
1975: Two separate floods
1978: Time to prepare
1979: The worst yet
Other Floods
1997: Time to leave
THE LOCAL FLOOD HAZARD: Magnitude of past floods
Rate of rise of floodwater
Flood frequency
Effects of flooding
Extent of floods
FLOOD FORECASTING: Forecasting the 1997 flood
FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION: Possible means of reducing flood loss
Existing flood protection
Discussion of future flood-loss reduction
Grand forks-east grand forks flood reduction plan
Future remedial actions
Two folded col. maps in pocket
One map inserted