1997 GRAND FORKS FLOOD BY THE NUMBERS
[https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/1997-grand-forks-flood-numbers] 

Release Date: 
4월 19, 2022 

Below are figures that encapsulate the impact of the 1997 flood in
Grand Forks.

 	* RED RIVER CRESTED AT 54.35 FEET. Earthen levees in place could
protect to a level of 52 feet (49 feet for levee + 3 feet of
freeboard)
 
 	* WATER RISE WAS 1 INCH/HOUR (2 feet/day) during flooding
 
 	* 3.5 MILLION SANDBAGS (17,500 tons of sand) plus 170,000 cubic
yards of clay and 20,000 cubic yards of gravel used to fight the flood
 
 	* 90 percent of Grand Forks’ 52,500 residents evacuated
83 percent (9,001) of Grand Forks homes and 62 percent (751) of the
city’s commercial units damaged
 	* All 385 businesses in downtown Grand Forks impacted (400,000 sq.
ft of space)
 
 	* 11 historic buildings and 60 apartments burned
 
 	* No water for 13 days; no drinkable water for 23 days
 
 	* More than $74 million damage to Grand Forks Public School District
(16 of 22 schools significantly damaged)
 
 	* More than $48 million damage to University of North Dakota (72
state-owned buildings)
 
 	* MORE THAN 20,000 VOLUNTEERS came to the community to help clean
up and rebuild
 
 	* 60,000 TONS OF FLOOD DEBRIS hauled to landfill