A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Grand Forks, North Dakota, flood of 1997 |
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| Description | The winter of 1987 produced above normal amounts of snow in the Red River Valley. The ground was saturated since the fall freeze, and rapid warming produced rapid melting. On Friday, April 18, 1997, the Red River poured over the dikes into the Lincoln Drive neighborhood of Grand Forks. By the end of the next day, Saturday, April 19, floodwaters had spread over large areas of Grand Forks ND and East Grand Forks MN. This photograph show an area on the outskirts of northern Grand Forks. Flood waters can be seen covering farmers' fields in the distance. |
| Location | USA ▹ North Dakota ▹ Grand Forks. Near Grand Forks. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 1997. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota, University Relations flood photos. |
| Key words | Grand Forks, flood |
| Tech details | 369 KB. Vista. |
| GeoDIL number | 929 |
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