Flood in Wilkin, Minnesota

Flood April 13, 1997 – April 16, 1997 · Wilkin, Minnesota

$20.0M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

A second crest on the Red River in Breckenridge occurred on April 15th. Record releases from White Rock Dam, the source of the Bois de Sioux River, helped cause the second crest. The previous record release of 3770 cfs, set prior to 1997, was nearly doubled, to around 7000 cfs. Hundreds of homes and businesses on the south side of Breckenridge were flooded.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5591908. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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