. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. S>J!S'm<&J'U Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL â aVr^fLru March 31, 1922 REPORT ON DRAINAGE AND PREVENTION OF OVERFLOW IN THE VALLEY OF THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH. P. T. Simons, Senior Drainage Engineer. Forest V. King, Drainage Engineer. CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 1 Summary of recommendations 2 Red River Valley 3 Surveys and other investigations 11 Run-off 18 Page. The flood situation 49 Recommended plan of drainage 59 Organization 86 Conclusions 87 Acknowledgment 89 INTRODUCTION. That a comprehensive
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. S>J!S'm<&J'U Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL â aVr^fLru March 31, 1922 REPORT ON DRAINAGE AND PREVENTION OF OVERFLOW IN THE VALLEY OF THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH. P. T. Simons, Senior Drainage Engineer. Forest V. King, Drainage Engineer. CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 1 Summary of recommendations 2 Red River Valley 3 Surveys and other investigations 11 Run-off 18 Page. The flood situation 49 Recommended plan of drainage 59 Organization 86 Conclusions 87 Acknowledgment 89 INTRODUCTION. That a comprehensive, drainage program is essential for the proper development of agriculture in the valley of the Red River of the North was recognized soon after farming began to be extensively practiced in that valley, about 1870. In the spring melting snow and rain combined are apt to cause high floods, which delay spring planting, interrupt traffic on roads and railroads, and greatly hamper business. During the summer heavy storms covering relatively small areas often cause floods which do considerable damage. The watershed has an area of nearly 36,000 square miles, of which 8,500 square miles lie within the valley. The initial effort toward a com- prehensive drainage plan was made at a convention at Crookston, Minn., in 1886, when it was arranged to prepare plans for draining six Minnesota counties bordering on the Red River. Drainage in this valley is an interstate matter because outlets are necessary into the Red River, the Bois de Sioux River, and Lake Traverse, which together constitute the boundary between Min- nesota and North Dakota, and a part of the boundary between Min- nesota and South Dakota. In 1900, as a result of the disastrous 1897 flood in the valley, a tri-State drainage association was formed among property owners and other parties interested in the welfare 70352°â 22 1 1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitall
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