Snowmelt Flooding

• Snowmelt floods are a severe problem:

  • Red River of the North, April 1997
    • $4 Billion in Damages
  • Northeast Floods, January 1996
    • Delaware R., Hudson R., Ohio R., Susquehanna R., Potomac R.
    • 33 Deaths, $1.5 Billion in Damages

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