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Red River of the North Flood 2009Flooding in the Red River of the North Basin and in western Minnesota.A heavier than normal snowpack this past winter followed by a rapid warmup beginning in mid-March followed by rain events March 22nd through the 24th on frozen soils have resulted in record to near-record flooding in the upper Red River of the North basin and some tributaries in the upper Minnesota River basin. USGS and National Weather Service links:
Red River of the North flood coverage in the news:
Looking back - 1997 Red River of the North flood:
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