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TitleGrand Forks flood of 1997, Lincoln Drive
DescriptionThe 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 the dikes into the Lincoln Drive neighborhood of Grand Forks. White sand bags on top of the dike can be seen in this photograph. 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. 60,000 people were out of their homes, and downtown Grand Forks was burning.
LocationUSA ▹ North Dakota ▹ Grand Forks. Near Grand Forks.
PhotographerNessa Eull. 1997.
CollectionUniversity of North Dakota, University Relations flood photos.
Key wordsGrand Forks, flood
Tech details331 KB. Vista.
GeoDIL number955