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Flood Obelisk, Red River of the North, Grand Forks, North Dakota

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Image: Flood Obelisk, Red River of the North, Grand Forks, North Dakota
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Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

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Public Domain.