Mass Wasting in the Fargo, North Dakota, Region: Worst Case Scenario

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - FARGO, N D

MASS WASTING IN THE
FARGO-MOORHEAD REGION:

WORST CASE
SCENARIO FOR HOUSE
CONSTRUCTION

The map illustrates what are the very worst geologic settings for residential construction in the Fargo-Moorhead region. Note that each one of the houses is positioned on the outside (eroding edge, or cutbank) of the Red River, as well within the 100-year floodplain.


Photo of flooded houses in instability-prone settings, along the Red River south of Fargo, 1997. (Click on photo for enlargement)

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