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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Flood Risk Management: Fargo-Moorhead Metro, North Dakota and Minnesota
Location/Description
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Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, are on the west and east banks, respectively, of the Red River of the North approximately 150 miles south of the Canada/United States border. In addition to the Red River, the Wild Rice, Sheyenne, Maple and Rush Rivers in North Dakota and the Buffalo River in Minnesota also cross the study area.
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Background
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The Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area is a major health, educational, cultural, and commercial center serving southeastern North Dakota and west-central Minnesota. The area is prone to flooding; the Red River has exceeded flood stage in 49 of the past 105 years and every year from 1993 through 2008. A 500-year event would flood nearly the entire city of Fargo and a large portion of the city of Moorhead, as well as several smaller communities in the area. Flooding occurs not only from the rivers, but also from large rainfall events that overwhelm storm drainage systems. Average annual flood damages are estimated at over $22 million.
Emergency flood fights have been very successful in Fargo and Moorhead, but the record-setting flood of 1997 was smaller than a 100-year event. The area is significantly vulnerable to flooding, despite the history of successful responses to the relatively small flood events that have occurred.
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Status
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The Corps and the cities of Fargo and Moorhead are jointly conducting this study. The study will assess the feasibility of measures to reduce flood risk in the entire metropolitan and surrounding area. The study will consider an array of potential alternatives including nonstructural flood proofing, diversion channels, levee/floodwall systems, and flood storage.
The study is not intended to replace other projects already in place or being developed. Rather, it will evaluate additional measures that would further reduce flood risks in the entire study area. The study will determine whether Federal participation can be recommended to implement any proposed measures.
The study is scheduled for completion in December 2010.
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Authority
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This specifically authorized study originates from a resolution of the Senate Committee on Public Works, Sept. 30, 1974.
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Fiscal
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Federal cost $2,734,000
Non-Federal cost $2,584,000
Total estimated cost $5,318,000
Fiscal year 2008 Federal funds: $ 600,000
Total Federal funds through 2008: $ 600,000
Non-Federal funding is being provided by the cities of Fargo and Moorhead and the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District in Minnesota.
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