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 1997 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 dikes into Grand Forks ND and East Grand Forks MN. This photo shows flooded residential neighborhoods in Grand Forks, the flooded Lincoln Park Golf Course, and the mile wide Red River. |
| 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 | 356 KB. Vista. |
| GeoDIL number | 949 |
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