Projects & Studies
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Benton County near St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Canisteo Mine Pit Flood Control Project, Itasca County, Minn.
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Chippewa River at Big Bend , Minnesota - Stream Bank Protection
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Crow River at Delano, Minnesota
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Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota
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Devils Lake Flood Risk Management Project
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Devils Lake Levee, North Dakota
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Devils Lake: Minnewaukan Flood Control Project, North Dakota
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Drayton Initial Assessment - Drayton, North Dakota
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Emergency Streambank Protection, Section 14, Brooklyn Center, Minn.
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Erosion along Highway 2, Red Lake River, Crookston, MN
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Fargo-Moorhead and Upstream Feasibility Study
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Flood Control: Downtown St. Paul Airport, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management Continuing Authority, Red River of the North: Wahpeton, N.D.
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Flood Risk Management: Fargo-Moorhead Metro, North Dakota and Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management: Red Lake River, Crookston, Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management: Roseau River, Roseau, Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management: Twin Valley, Wild Rice River, Minnesota
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Hay Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration - Roseau County, Minnesota
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Homme Dam and Reservoir Dam Safety, North Dakota
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Integrated Watershed Study: Minnesota River Basin in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa
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Kickapoo River Flood Damage Reduction, La Farge, Wisconsin
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Lac Qui Parle River, Dawson, Minnesota
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Marsh Creek near Mahnomen, Minnesota
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Minnesota River Flood Control Project : Montevideo, Minnesota
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Minnesota River Flood Control Project, at Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Mississippi Headwaters Reservoirs Project Sites
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Newport, Minnesota Flood Risk Management Project, Section 205
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Painter Creek Habitat Restoration, Minnehaha Creek, Minnesota
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Park River Flood Protection Project at Grafton, North Dakota
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Pembina River Flood Control Project: Neche, North Dakota
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Reconnaissance Study: Minnesota River Basin in MN, SD, IA and ND
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Red River of the North Basin: Basin-Wide Watershed Management Planning
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Red River of the North Basin: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Manitoba, Reconnaissance Study
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Red River of the North Flood Control: Breckenridge, Minnesota
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Red River of the North at Grand Forks, North Dakota/East Grand Forks, Minnesota Flood Risk Management
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Ridgewood Addition, Fargo, North Dakota
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River Resource Values and Expectation
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Roads Serving As Water Barriers, Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota
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Sand Creek Flood Risk Management Project, Jordan, Minnesota
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Section 205 Flood Control Project, Borup, Minnesota
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Section 205 Flood Control Study: Mississippi River, Aitkin, Minnesota
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Sheyenne River Flood Control, West Fargo, North Dakota
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Sheyenne River, Baldhill Pool Raise, North Dakota
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South Fork Zumbro River Flood Control: Rochester, Minnesota
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South Washington Watershed District
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Stillwater Flood and Retaining Wall Project, St. Croix River, Stillwater, Minnesota
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Stream Bank Protection: Section 14, Pug Hole Lake, Minnesota
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Western Flood Control Sites - Minnesota: Lake Traverse, Orwell Lake, Hwy 75 - Bigstone, Lac qui Parle
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Western Flood Control Sites – North Dakota: Lake Ashtabula, Homme Lake Souris River
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White Rock Dam Safety, Wheaton, Minnesota
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Wild Rice River (MN) Feasibility Study
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Wild Rice and Marsh Rivers, Ada, Minnesota
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Homme Dam and Reservoir Dam Safety, North Dakota
Location/Description
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Homme Dam is located in northeastern North Dakota on the South Branch of the Park River, upstream of the cities of Park River, N.D., and Grafton, N.D. The project was first placed in operation on Dec. 1, 1950, and is operated and maintained by the federal government, except for a water supply line, which is maintained by the city of Park River. The original project construction was cosponsored by the cities of Park River and Grafton.
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Status
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Construction to complete replacement of the existing fixed crest spillway was completed in 2004. Soon thereafter, problems were discovered with the erosion of an embankment adjacent to the spillway abutment and with unanticipated seepage through the sub-drain system. The erosion problem has been corrected with a minor maintenance effort. The sub-drain seepage problem is under investigation to determine a cause and recommend a remedy.
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Additional
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In 1994, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) approved a dam safety reconnaissance report recommending adding a new spillway to increase the dam’s discharge capacity from 44 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood to 100 percent of the PMF. Subsequent investigations determined that the existing spillway was not reliable. Both high uplift pressures and material voids under the spillway indicated a seepage path through the dam. Relocating the spillway was the more cost effective solution. Construction of a new spillway and removal of the existing structure was completed in 2004.
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Authority
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Congress authorized the Park River project in the Flood Control Act of Dec. 22, 1944. The Chief of Engineers approved the definite project report on Aug. 28, 1947. Public Law 435 redesignated the Park River project as Homme Dam on March 5, 1948.
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Fiscal
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The project is cost shared between the federal government and the non-federal sponsors, the cities of Grafton and Park River. Operation and maintenance costs are 100 percent federal. In fiscal year 2008, $230,000 was appropriated to repair erosion and investigate seepage.
Estimated federal cost $12,235,000
Estimated non-federal cost $81,000
Total $12,316,000
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