Red River floods facts for kids

Various flooding events known as the Red River Flood have occurred in recent history. They refer to floods of the Red River of the North which forms the border between North Dakota and Minnesota and flows north, into Manitoba.

Sorlie Bridge, at Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1997 flood

Aerial photo of Red River at Fargo, North Dakota, in 2009 flood

Notable floods include:

• The 1826 Red River flood
• The 1861 Red River flood
• The 1882 Red River flood
• The 1897 Red River flood
• The 1950 Red River flood
• The 1966 Red River flood
• The 1969 Red River flood
• The 1978 Red River flood
• The 1979 Red River flood
• The 1989 Red River flood
• The 1996 Red River flood
• The 1997 Red River flood
• The 1998 Red River flood
• The 1999 Red River flood
• The 2001 Red River flood
• The 2006 Red River flood
• The 2009 Red River flood
• The 2010 Red River flood
• The 2011 Red River flood
• The 2013 Red River flood
• The 2015 Red River flood