1997 Fargo Flood Information

Weather Information Sources

River Crests, Red River of the North at Fargo

Date	Feet	Cubic Ft./Sec.
April 18, 1997	39.55***
April 7, 1897	39.10*	25,000**
April 11,1882	37.80*	20,000*
April 15, 1969	37.34	25,300
April 9, 1989	35.39	18,900
April 19, 1979	34.93	17,300
April 2, 1978	34.41	17,500
July 4, 1975	33.26	13,200
April 15, 1965	30.50	11,400
March 22, 1966	30.16	10,700
March 31, 1907	29.80	07,000
April 16, 1952	28.79	16,300
April 16, 1996	28.73	?
April 7, 1943	28.40	16,000
April 1, 1984	28.27	09,550
April 5, 1993	28.27	10,100
April 2, 1986	27.19	08,640
April 3, 1994	26.69	11,200

The above data is from U.S.G.S. Water Resources Information Web Pages at: http://h2o.usgs.gov/swr/ND/ except for 1897, which is from another U.S.G.S. Web site.
The former location shows the estimated figure for 1897 as: 40.10 feet.

* Estimated, other sources vary.
** Discharge 25,000 ft3/s at a site 1.5 miles downstream.
*** Data obtained from National Weather Service records.

Publications

Selected Bibliography, Red River of the North, Flooding
Flood of April 1989 in the Wahpeton-Breckenridge and Fargo-Moorhead areas, Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota and Minnesota by Gerald L. Ryan and R. E. Harkness, 1993.

Pictures

Photographs from Flood Plain Information, Red River of the North, Fargo, North Dakota-Moorhead, Minnesota
Photographs from the April 1997 flood, Red River of the North, Fargo, North Dakota-Moorhead, Minnesota
More Photos

Flood Insurance Studies

Print copies of many reports and map panels may be viewed at the NDSU Library. Call 231-8886 for information.

Other Information Sources

Information on floods and flood insurance is available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The North Dakota Division of Emergency Management is the state agency that can assist your community in receiving outside help in the event of any emergency or disaster
St. Paul District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Home Page
Flood Exchange A service to link needs of flood-stricken communities in North Dakota and Minnesota with available goods and services.

Salvaging Water-Damaged Papers and Books

Publications: Emergency Preparedness and Response Guide to information from the Library of Congress on emergency salvage water-damaged papers, books, and photographs.

The '69 Flood -- Articles from The Spectrum, April 1969 Issues

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