NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - FARGO, N D

PHOTOGRAPHS OF FLOODING IN THE FARG0-MOORHEAD REGION: 2006


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April 2006 Flood: Ice and debris jam at 12th Avenue North toll bridge, Fargo, North Dakota. This photo shows why this "floodable" bridge is an ill-conceived structure, acting to impede water and ice movement during times of flooding. April 1, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 27.5'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: Ice and debris jam at 12th Avenue North toll bridge, Fargo, North Dakota. This photo shows why this "floodable" bridge is an ill-conceived structure, acting to impede the movement of water and ice during times of flooding. April 1, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 27.5'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: View from Moorhead, Minnesota, toward Fargo, showing Veterans Memorial Bridge (Main Avenue). April 1, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 27.5'.
© Larry Hansen
April 2006 Flood: Debris jam at flooded 12th Avenue North toll bridge, Fargo, North Dakota. This "floodable" bridge is ill-conceived, acting to impede the movement of water and ice during times of flooding. April 2, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 31.9'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: A couple of enterprising young fishermen set up in the middle of Elm Street North, Fargo, North Dakota. April 2, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 31.9'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: A couple of enterprising young fishermen set up in the middle of Elm Street North, Fargo, North Dakota. April 2, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 31.9'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: View from Moorhead, Minnesota, toward Fargo, showing Veterans Memorial Bridge (Main Avenue). April 3, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 34.7'.
© Larry Hansen
April 2006 Flood: Same view as above, but showing flood-affected buildings in Woodlawn Park, Moorhead, Minnesota. April 3, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 34.7'.
© Larry Hansen
April 2006 Flood: El Zagal Golf Course, April 3, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 34.7'.
© Cody VanderBusch
April 2006 Flood: Sunrise at Fargo, North Dakota, as water spills over the dike and into El Zagal Golf Course. April 3, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 34.7'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: Dawn at Fargo, North Dakota, as water spills over the dike and into El Zagal Golf Course. April 3, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 34.7'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: Movie 30-second movie of dawn at Fargo, North Dakota, as water spills over the dike and into El Zagal Golf Course. April 3, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 34.7'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: Evening at a temporary dike protecting 14th Avenue N and Oak Street, Fargo, North Dakota. April 3, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 35.9'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: View eastward over what was the 12th Avenue N. toll bridge, Fargo, North Dakota. April 4, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 37.1', and therefore just about at its crest of 37.2'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: View southward on Oak Street N of temporary dike. River is flooding Mikkelson Field (left), Fargo, North Dakota. April 4, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 37.1', and therefore just about at its crest of 37.2'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: View northward across El Zagal Golf Course, Fargo, North Dakota. April 4, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 37.1', and therefore just about at its crest of 37.2'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: Jack Williams Stadium, Fargo, North Dakota. April 4, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 37.1', and therefore just about at its crest of 37.2'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: Jack Williams Stadium, Fargo, North Dakota. April 4, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 37.1', and therefore just about at its crest of 37.2'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: Jack Williams Stadium, Fargo, North Dakota . Lowermost seats of Section N are under ~15 feet of water. No one is complaining about spitballs. April 4, 2006. Red River stage (at Fargo): 37.1', and therefore just about at its crest of 37.2'.
© Donald Schwert
April 2006 Flood: Flooding along Interstate 29, near Harwood, North Dakota (just north of Fargo). April 5, 2006.
© Jeffrey Bell
April 2006 Flood: Flooding on Interstate 29, near Harwood, North Dakota (just north of Fargo). April 5, 2006.
© Jeffrey Bell
April 2006 Flood: Flooding on Interstate 29, near Harwood, North Dakota (just north of Fargo). April 5, 2006.
© Jeffrey Bell
April 2006 Flood: Flooding on Interstate 29, near Harwood, North Dakota (just north of Fargo). April 5, 2006.
© Jeffrey Bell


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