GALLERY: 1997, 2009 floods

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Floodwaters approach downtown Fargo as seen in this April 17, 1997, aerial photograph looking northwest. Forum file photo
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Mike Edenborg and Julie Rodrigues move a mounted buck's head plus a board of stuffed walleyes and other belongings as they help neighbor Wanda Lackmann move her possessions to higher ground after Red River floodwaters forced the evacuation of homes in the Town and Country Golf Course area Tuesday, April 15, 1997 in south Moorhead. Forum file photo
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Members of the Valley Water Rescue Team assist in securing plastic sheeting over a massive earthen dike in south Moorhead. Forum file photo
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A south Fargo home is inundated by floodwater in 2009. Forum file photo
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Volunteers add to a dike as snow falls along a creek in March 2009 on the west side of the Oak Creek neighborhood in south Fargo. Snow fell off and on throughout the day as workers tried to shore up and raise dikes to withstand a newly projected Red River crest of 41 feet. Dave Wallis / The Forum
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Red River floodwaters engulf two homes in March 2009 near Woodlawn Park in Moorhead. The photo looks east from Fargo as the river eclipsed its all-time high of 40.1 feet. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
GALLERY: 1997, 2009 floods
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