Held in place by reinforced levees, the swollen Red River snakes through Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, in this image captured by the Advanced Land Imager on the EO-1 satellite on March 28, 2009.
Published Mar 31, 2009
Geography and a prolonged period of wet weather have made flooding common on this river in the Northern Plains.
Published Apr 21, 2020Image of the Day Land Water Floods Human Presence Remote Sensing
Acquired April 24, 2011, and April 4, 2011, these false-color images show melting snow and rising waters in Manitoba.
Published Apr 25, 2011
Acquired April 1 and 26, 2013, these images show receding snow cover and rising water around Fargo, North Dakota.
Published Apr 29, 2013
This photo-like image shows extensive flooding on the Red River near Fargo, North Dakota, on March 28, 2009 as the river reached a record high of 40.82 feet.
Published Mar 30, 2009
Acquired April 14, 2011, and March 18, 2011, these false-color images show conditions along the Red River in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba.
Published Apr 18, 2011
The Advanced Land Imager on NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite captured these natural-color views of snow cover, melting, and developing floods around Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn. in spring 2011.
Published Apr 9, 2011
The city of Rockhampton is bracing for major flooding.
Published Apr 4, 2017
Acquired April 6, 2011, March 18, 2011, and March 7, 2011, these false-color images show melting snow and rising water levels in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota.
Published Apr 11, 2011
Acquired May 7, 2011, and May 14, 2010, these false-color images compare conditions along the Red River of the North.
Published May 10, 2011
