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    Posted March 19, 2010 by
    MelissaVV |
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    Fargo, North Dakota
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    Flooding in the Plains

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    Red River pictures - 33 feet and rising

    By MelissaVV  |  Posted March 19, 2010  |  Fargo, North Dakota
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     MelissaVV told me, 'Things are looking okay, it's a little anti-climactic after last year but still stressful for some people.'
    - hhanks, CNN iReport producer

    Here are a few pictures from this afternoon of the Red River of the North and one of a National Guard helicopter that flew overhead as I was snapping photos.

     

    These were taken from the Veteran's Memorial Bridge on Main Avenue that connects Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, when the river was at a level of 33 feet.  The Red normally sits below 18 feet, so the Red River Valley is used to some flooding every year and can handle up to the 30-foot "Major Flood Stage" quite easily.  This year's predicted 38-foot crest prompted more action and some additional levees to be built to help protect the city.

     

    Most of these pictures are a view of the south, looking upstream.

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