Minnesota flood control sites include flood risk management, recreation and environmental stewardship business line functions. Each have public use facilities for shore fishing, picnicking, bird watching, and other activities. The land is actively managed for habitat enhancement.
Published: 4/17/2025
Homme Lake and Lake Ashtabula are multipurpose sites with flood risk management, recreation, and environmental stewardship business functions. The Souris River Project is used for flood control and mitigation activities and is operated in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
Published: 4/17/2025
The objective of this study is to identify and prioritize feasible alternatives that reduce the frequency and duration of interstate and state highway closures due to flooding of the Red River of the North.
Published: 4/16/2025
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of various flood risk reduction measures basin-wide to reduce main stem peak flows by 20% for the larger rare events such as the 0.5% (200-year) and 0.2% (500-year) chances of exceedance floods.
Published: 4/16/2025
The purpose of this study is to gather 444 river miles of main stem channel bathymetry data from White Rock Dam to the Canadian border for the Bois de Sioux and Red River of the North. That data will be combined with terrestrial light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, data of the adjacent terrain to provide a seamless elevation dataset for planning studies.
Published: 4/16/2025