Flood Fight 2010
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We snow blowed a spot big enough to drive a truck around out back yard this year. My Dad and I have decided to olny go to 41' unless the city tells us we have to go higher. If the basement floods, then it floods. I don't think we are going to be fighting as hard this year as we did last year... Not worth it anymore... That plan may change, but who knows.
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Grr;300429 wrote:
since im sure none of you get this far south, if you had any idea how much water is south of breck/wahp in the bois de soix basin you would be getting your asses in gear. Put it this way, you are totally fucked. I would start planning on either large walls, or start cleaning out the basement, and just expecting to shut down the house and move out for a couple weeks.In 97 we had 6" of water in front of our house, we are preparing to push up a 1-2' dike around the house already, In fact there was so much water last fall our yard flooded from rain 6 times. Never before has this happened
This guy hit the nail on the head.
The amount of snow/water in the Fargo/Moorehead area is not really the big issue. Its the rivers that flow to Fargo.. The stuff east of us just got another foot of snow..
The big factor= the area south of us, and as Grr just told us, they have a shit ton of snow on the ground along with ground moister from last fall.
I agree, I would say we are pretty well fucked.... Unless the thaw plays out a ridiculously slow rate.
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XJHEAD;300435 wrote:
I am just speculating, but I think a Dike will go on 32nd Ave, south.I used to know a dyke who lived over there.....wait, what?
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I am very interested down south here to see how the overland flooding is going to change. There are around 8 new large high volume gated waterways in 3 mile increments from breck to the north. They are creating a terrace effect mostly in the abercrombie area to keep anything in the wild rice from making a round trip all the way to wahp and then back north. Also the east-west roads are terraced as well. On the MN side, there are 3 new VERY large ravines that have been added to quell overland flooding from the north.
All these things are great for down here, but will only amplify the problem for fargo unless they actually plan it out and do holds across unpopulated sections down here. Remember that a 640 acre section that holds 1 foot of water is about 200 million gallons of water. Most are setup to hold about 3 feet or .65 billion gallons without taking out roads. I know there are plans laid out for some areas down here of about 8-10 sections to hold water, (6.5 billion gallons+!) but if these do not play out there really isnt much you northerners can hope for.
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Joel;300432 wrote:
We snow blowed a spot big enough to drive a truck around out back yard this year. My Dad and I have decided to olny go to 41' unless the city tells us we have to go higher. If the basement floods, then it floods. I don't think we are going to be fighting as hard this year as we did last year... Not worth it anymore... That plan may change, but who knows.booo. put down some cement and use ibeams
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Grr;300443 wrote:
Remember that a 640 acre section that holds 1 foot of water is about 200 million gallons of water. Most are setup to hold about 3 feet or .65 billion gallons without taking out roads. I know there are plans laid out for some areas down here of about 8-10 sections to hold water, (6.5 billion gallons+!) but if these do not play out there really isnt much you northerners can hope for.which sounds like big numbers - but the figures I've heard thrown around about retention is that 400,000-600,000 acres 1' deep of water would only drop the river a couple feet.
Honestly, I think the solution needs to be a combination of all the options. Dig the diversion, add some temporary retention (waffling - dams won't do it), and have protection in place for 35' through town.
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I just bought a house last nov. on 7th st s and basically 37th ave s in moorhead, pretty much fucked if the flood is worse than last year cause they put the dike on 8ths st last year. At any rate, I have flood insurance and an unfinished basement, so i will just be putting the things i want replaced in my basement and not worry about much else while i'm out sandbagging...
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Time to top off the ammo stash again...
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Kossick;300453 wrote:
I just bought a house last nov. on 7th st s and basically 37th ave s in moorhead, pretty much fucked if the flood is worse than last year cause they put the dike on 8ths st last year. At any rate, I have flood insurance and an unfinished basement, so i will just be putting the things i want replaced in my basement and not worry about much else while i'm out sandbagging...You're screwed...........I'm on the other side of 8th st but the southfield drain is about two blocks away so hopefully that doesn't get too bad.
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Bookem;300455 wrote:
You're screwed...........I'm on the other side of 8th st but the southfield drain is about two blocks away so hopefully that doesn't get too bad.I live two blocks from that drain as well but according to the maps it'll take about 45 ft of water to start nipping at my property line.
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bubba;300450 wrote:
3rd floor apartment this year... i prepared, got a new playstation controller (if the town shuts down i have something to keep me occupied)...fuck that! ill come get your ass and make you come and help sand bag! its a good work out!
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i'm not looking forward to the idiots driving sand trucks who think traffic signals don't apply to them. there were at least two times i almost got crushed by a truck on 32ave s during a busy traffic period. there were significantly more times that i saw rogue trucks forcing dozens of people into near destruction situations on 25st. that was just the handful of hours i drove around last year.
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out there;300459 wrote:
i'm not looking forward to the idiots driving sand trucks who think traffic signals don't apply to them. there were at least two times i almost got crushed by a truck on 32ave s during a busy traffic period. there were significantly more times that i saw rogue trucks forcing dozens of people into near destruction situations on 25st. that was just the handful of hours i drove around last year.Alot of the trucks didnt have to obey the traffic signals because they had to get places. If you watched the news they told you that
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a) i didn't see anything in the newspapers
b) there was nothing on the vehicles to indicate their exemption
c) ambulances and police vehicles can't just go through lights without regard for traffic, even with sirens and flashing lights
d) with drivers as pathetic as this area has already, why would i expect anything different?
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