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SU~RY OF FLOODS E27 E26 FLOODS OF 1'965 IN THE UNITED STATES TABLE 9.-Flo04 stf!-ges and discharges in Red River of the North basin April-May in northwestern M innesota-ContiRued ' , TABLE 9.-Flood stage.s and discharges ,i~ Red River of t~e North basin, April-'May, 'tn northwestern M'tnnesota-Contmued No. Stream aud place ol determination Maximum fioods Maximum floods Strea'l1a.nd p1aceof Drainage Known before Dischli.rge No. determina.tion '''' Apt'ill965 G"", (sqmi) April- height Roour- Period y"" Mayl:965 (feet) C~ rence int!:lrvll! (yearS) 35 Red River of the North at 34,800 1860-1965._ 1950 124L58 :~~"--'w--' Drayton, N. Du. 531,~ _nnmmnmnn .Apr.'22== 40.43 36 South ,Branch Two Rivers 1929-37, 1962 .h.hH.. 12.82 2,960...,...++. at Lake Bronson, Minn. 1941-47, 1963-65. Red Riveroftbe North at _.........'.n.'.... Apr.,IS__ 12.30 2,780 47 37 40,200 1912-65.u_ 1950 ....._.... 90.89 95,500 _....n_.. Emerson, Manitoba, 536,400 .......'...__.....u Apr.-~6_+ Sti.19 46,200 21 Carlada. 38 Roseau River below South '" 194-7-65m. 1950 22.51 3,650......un Fork near Malung, Minn. -i92g:.&~~~~ni942n 'Apr:ji~ 21.90 4,660 01.37 39 Sprague Creek nelU' "169 15.31 2,070 __~_u____ Spre.gne, Manitoba, mmm"U."nn -May-i~== 13.02 1,220 " Canada.. 40 Roseau River at Ross, 1.220 1896-1965, - n.n._n_ 19 l') ..__nn.. Minn. 1928-65. 1950 18.25 Roseau River below State _.nn_...'......... Apr:,O_-: 16.50 3:~:umi3h- 41 1,570 1916...m_ 1916 _hh'.h. 1415.50 (~) n_u..h. ditch 51, near Car:\bQu; 1917, 1950 .nnnn. 11.81 4,080 U____"n Minn, 192<>-6.1, n.~.nhunun.n May 6 9,64 ~690 3 D""""" "'" (sqmi) Knownbe!ore Ap~U1.g65 April- b~~t MayI965 (leet) Dlscbsrg& Recur. ers ren~ intocval (years) Period Year 1!ay Creek above Downer, Minn. South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin, Minn. 10 BufI'aloRivernear Dil-worth, Minn. 11 Wild Rice River tributary near Bagley, Minn. " :Marsh River tributary near Ma}momen, Minn. 13 Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn. 14 Wild Rice :RIver tr1bn~ near Twm Valley, Minn. " coon Creek near Twin Vfilley,Minn. 16 South Branch Wild Ri~ River near O~ Minn. 11 Wild Rlee River at i3:an~ drUIIl,MinU. IS Red River of the North at HalStad, Minn. 19 :Marsh River near Shelly, '" s1:~ River at Climax, Minn. . 21 Red Lake River at High. laUding near CWodrlch, Minn, 22 Thief River near. Thief River Falls, Minn. " Red Lake River tributary DBar Tblef River Falls, Minn. 24 RufiY Brook near Gonvick, Minn. " Clearwater Riv:er at Plu:mmer, Minn. " Lost River at Gonvick, Minn. 27 Lost River tributary nea.r Clearbrook, Minn. " Lost River triliutary at CIearbrook, Minn. 29 Lost River at Oklee, Minn. 30 Cl:esrwater River tributary near Plummer, Minn_ 31 Clea.nV&ter River at Red Lake Falls, Minn. 32 Red Lake River at Crooks-- ton, Minn. 33 Red River of the North at G-tSJid Forks, N. Du. " Middle River at Argyle, Minn. seefol>tnotes at end of table. 5.81 1961,..65+h+ 1962 m.m.,. 13.46- 382 'uhm.. I '040~ ~~~~~~~;;~~;; i~~~,;i.ml.~~~~. .m~~:-~~=~~~i~~& , 1931-6.5m. 1962 hhu.n. 23.56- 6,140 .~m..~.. 3.34 'i96i:.ij5.~~~~ui963" .~~:_~~. ~:~ 5,-~. ~ 1.20 .n+nununnnn Apr. 11 110.30 67 h_(~)n.. 6.57 1961-65m. 1964 mm'm 112.52 140 S88 .i~:mi909...~~~...~~. ~~:r 9,~ ~~~~~~~~~~ 2.25 ~~~~~~~~~:~~~:>~~~:h~~. I ~~ 3'i~ .h'(~='h 32.1 1962-65_m 1962 U."hh_ 12.58 896 6.50 :~~~~~~~:~~~~~: .~~~:.~~. t 11!Jt ~ 7if ~:~~~:~~~~~ 1,600 1944-65.... 1947 'hU_n.n s27.7D 21,800 :~;;:::::::::;:::: :~E.:::\~::::i~~j;: ::--~~::~2~~ 518,000 ~~. 1947 muu,_. 34.00 24,500 m"hm '2,: ~i~;!;U;~~:~!:~: 'f~~ 1m ::::<:;]:; 959 19O!1-17. 1950 _.+hnm 17.38 5.610 __...m.. 1919-26, 1928-65- mmuu.<~~~~~~.~~~~~~_~:~_~~_ 1 ~l:~g ~:~ ....(2;~... 45.2 19&}-6.L.. 1962 n_._.m. 6.70 364 "Un"n mu.m....m..._ Apr. 13 6.:J8 412 (2) 512 1939-%_m 1962 '__'''..n 11.00 3640 ~9 :;~::::::;~;::.~~~:::.n'.lf~. .m;;!~(::;:~~:;; 1.7.g 196O---65m. 1962 "U"h__ 14.35 132 ..u.mmmmm Apr. 11 12.19 98 ....(2)..-- 3.05 1960--65.m 1962 hh++m. 115.83 147.mo"h' 266 .mum'm..'___' Apr. 11 12.99 89 (2) ==~~~:~:~~~~=~ f~(g'~~_I+~~~_. u.~;:-::===i~=== 1.17 1961-65m. 1962 ..___.n.. 8.48 106 .;;i..I~l~_.:~l;-~~; 265 1~:1950- 1960 ......h.. 15.25 2,790 'hn...u __uu.n.nnmu Apr. 12n 15.29 2,590 as 1 Affected by ~kwater from ice. ~ Unknown. a At site 1.l'i! miles downstream at datum 1 ft lower. 4 At site 1 mile do-wnstream at datum 5.6 ft higher. 5 Contributing draingage area. ~ Ratio of peak discharge to 5O-year :fiood. 1 At site !4 mile downstream at difierent datum. S Affected by backwater from Red River of the North. ~ 1,950 .sq mi above Lower Red Lake outlet contributes little to flood pe:$ks. 10 At SIte 40 tt upstream at different datum. 11 At site about 17!i miles upstream at datum % ft higher than present datum 12 At site l%milesupstree.m a.t datum 1.59 ft higher. . 13 Prior to Octo1?er 1958, 15). sq m1; change due to construction of drainage ditch -within basin. 14 At SIte at Canbou 0.6 mile upstream at datum 0.95 it lower. Six gaging stations, scattered through(>ut the area, recorded maxi- mum peak discharges or record, Peak discharges at five other gaging stations were within 10 percent or their maximums or reoord, iLnd rllur qr 13 crest-stlfge gage sites had maximum peak discharges in short periods or record or only 4-6 years. . Considerable damage occurred to public and private racilities at urban centers in the basin_ In Minnesota, the most extensive urban damage was; on the main stem oIthe Red River oIthe North at Moor- head, East Grand Forks, and Oslo. The enti,.., town ~r Oslo, popula- tIon 400, was flooded. Crookston, on the Red Lake River, and Roseau, on the Roseau River, each sustained about $250,000 damage, The Corps or Engmeers reported that the total Urban damage in Minnesota was $2,384,100. , Th.e inundation or approximately 377,750 acres or agricultural land ill Mmnesota caused a large loss in potential crops. Crop yields were reduced where planting was prevented or delayed, and in many fields 381.&490-70.5