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<br />Did you know? <br /> <br />From 1882 to present, official records of the basin show: <br /> <br /> <br />. Major flooding about every 4-6 years, affecting large areas. <br />. Devastating flooding about every 10 years. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(LeFever el aI.. 1999: /lllel7laliolla/ Joilll Commission. /997) <br /> <br />Since 1965, as many as 20 separate presidential disaster <br />declarations have been made to respond to flood disasters in <br />the basin. <br /> <br />(FEMA ¡JaW (mm JII II , 1. I%S - N(JIJ. 3. 2000) <br /> <br />The 1997 springtime flood: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. Resulted in sustained economic damages approaching US$5 <br />billion. <br /> <br /> <br />. Affected nearly 850,000 people. <br /> <br />(/lllel7lllliOlUl/ Joint Commissiull, 2000) <br /> <br />Future <br /> <br />The University of Manitoba estimates a 50% chance of a flood <br />approaching the theoretical maximum height in the next SO <br />years. <br /> <br />(Booy. 1998) <br /> <br />the\y(lfflp'",...~., ~ <br />~ <br /> <br />Energy & Environmental Research Center <br />University of North Dakota <br />15 North 23rd Street <br />PO Box 9018 <br />Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202-9018 USA <br /> <br />Do you have any other questions or comments regarding <br />the Waffle5M project? We appreciate your interest and <br />input. Please contact Bethany Bolles, Project Manager. <br /> <br />WaffleSM Project Team <br /> <br />Bethany A. Bolles <br />EERC Senior Research Manager <br />(701) 777-5050 <br />bbolles@undeerc.org <br /> <br />John A. Harju <br />EERC Associate Director for Research <br />(701) 777-5157 <br />jharju@undeerc.org <br /> <br />Gerald H. Groenewold <br />EERC Director <br />(701) 777-5131 <br />ghg@undeerc.org <br /> <br />the~ <br /> <br />.~~ç~~ <br /> <br />Fax: (701) 777-5181 <br />Web site: www.undeerc.org <br /> <br />, "Th University of <br />U "Iil'JNorth DákDta <br /> <br />Bulk Rate <br />U.S. Postage <br />Paid <br />Grand Forks, NO <br />58202 <br /> <br />Permit No.10 <br />