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Lessons We’ve Learned
Volunteers work six rows of sand in the Fargodome while filling sandbags in 2009. Improved forecasting of crest levels has helped area cities gather flood-fighting resources in a timely matter. Dave...
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Red River Basin plan comes at a hefty cost
The Red River drops an average of just 2.37 feet per mile in the United States, leaving very little natural boundaries during floods. Michael Vosburg / Forum Communications Co. Patrick Springer -...
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The Ambassador Hour
“This year was unusual for both of us. It’s hard to negotiate when you’re in water up over your waders.” Gary Doer, Canadian ambassador to the United States Mike Jacobs - Grand Forks Herald publisher...
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Sound water management requires good understanding of the weather
Troy Becker / Forum Communications Co. John Wheeler – WDAY and WDAZ chief meteorologistThe National Weather Service spring flood outlooks this year have cast an encouraging light on flood mitigation...
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Retention projects already are holding back Valley floodwater
Part of the North Ottawa Impoundment Project, which stores excess runoff and so helps control flooding over a 75-square-mile area. It’s located in west-central Minnesota. Bois de Sioux Watershed...
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Front-line Defense
The Sheyenne Diversion is full of water Monday near West Fargo in this aerial photo. Michael Vosburg / Forum Communications Co. Kristen M. Daum - Reporter - The ForumWest Fargo won protection from...
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Yes, we can
The view from the window of a windmill near the village of Kinderdijk in the Netherlands. The picturesque windmill-dominated landscape is one of Holland’s most popular tourist destinations. Photos by...
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Inadequate tools, faulty assumptions
The Lake Darling dam in the Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge near Minot, N.D. Christian Randolph / Forum Communications Co. LAKE DARLING DAM, N.D. – The 5 to 7 inches of rain that fell over vast...
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F-M diversion project a work in progress
Kristen M. Daum - Reporter - The ForumFARGO – Even before the historic flood of 2009, Fargo-Moorhead residents knew they needed a permanent solution to the area’s flood problems. The record-level...
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Join us for the fifth section of the Living With Water project: Making Policy For Water.
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