1997 Red River flood
E197994
The 1997 Red River flood was a catastrophic spring flood along the Red River of the North that devastated communities in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba, causing widespread evacuations and extensive property damage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1997 Red River flood canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1744371 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1997 Red River flood Context triple: [Grand Forks, North Dakota, experiencedEvent, 1997 Red River flood]
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A.
Great Flood of 1879
The Great Flood of 1879 was a catastrophic inundation of the city of Szeged in Hungary that destroyed most of the town and prompted a major reconstruction.
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B.
Texas Flood
Texas Flood is the acclaimed 1983 debut studio album by blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble, known for revitalizing electric blues with its fiery guitar work and soulful performances.
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C.
Missoula floods
The Missoula floods were a series of cataclysmic Ice Age glacial outburst floods that repeatedly swept across the Pacific Northwest, dramatically reshaping the landscape of what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
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D.
Oder flood of 1997
The Oder flood of 1997 was a catastrophic Central European flood that devastated large areas of Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic, causing widespread damage and loss of life along the Oder River basin.
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E.
Hurricane Agnes 1972
Hurricane Agnes 1972 was a devastating Atlantic hurricane that caused catastrophic flooding and widespread damage across the eastern United States, particularly in June 1972.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1997 Red River flood Target entity description: The 1997 Red River flood was a catastrophic spring flood along the Red River of the North that devastated communities in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba, causing widespread evacuations and extensive property damage.
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A.
Great Flood of 1879
The Great Flood of 1879 was a catastrophic inundation of the city of Szeged in Hungary that destroyed most of the town and prompted a major reconstruction.
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B.
Texas Flood
Texas Flood is the acclaimed 1983 debut studio album by blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble, known for revitalizing electric blues with its fiery guitar work and soulful performances.
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C.
Missoula floods
The Missoula floods were a series of cataclysmic Ice Age glacial outburst floods that repeatedly swept across the Pacific Northwest, dramatically reshaping the landscape of what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
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D.
Oder flood of 1997
The Oder flood of 1997 was a catastrophic Central European flood that devastated large areas of Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic, causing widespread damage and loss of life along the Oder River basin.
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E.
Hurricane Agnes 1972
Hurricane Agnes 1972 was a devastating Atlantic hurricane that caused catastrophic flooding and widespread damage across the eastern United States, particularly in June 1972.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood
ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ spring flood ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
East Grand Forks, Minnesota
ⓘ
Fargo, North Dakota ⓘ Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ Winnipeg, Manitoba ⓘ
linked to:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
rural communities along the Red River of the North ⓘ |
| aftereffect |
construction of permanent dikes and levees
ⓘ
expansion of the Red River Floodway near Winnipeg ⓘ |
| aftermath |
improvements to flood protection systems
ⓘ
rebuilding of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks downtowns ⓘ |
| cause |
frozen ground
ⓘ
heavy snowfall ⓘ ice jams ⓘ rapid snowmelt ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| economicDamage |
billions of Canadian dollars
ⓘ
over 3 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| endTime | 1997-05 ⓘ |
| floodStage |
near-record crest at Fargo
ⓘ
record crest at East Grand Forks ⓘ record crest at Grand Forks ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
displacement of residents
ⓘ
extensive property damage ⓘ infrastructure damage ⓘ widespread evacuations ⓘ |
| humanImpact |
evacuation of parts of Winnipeg
ⓘ
mass evacuations in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manitoba
ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ Red River Valley ⓘ |
| naturalProcess | riverine flooding ⓘ |
| notableEvent | fire in downtown Grand Forks during flooding ⓘ |
| partOf | history of floods on the Red River of the North ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1997 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Red River Floodway
ⓘ
floodplain management in the Red River Valley ⓘ |
| river | Red River of the North ⓘ |
| significance |
major disaster in Manitoba
ⓘ
major disaster in Minnesota ⓘ major disaster in North Dakota ⓘ one of the most severe floods in the Red River Valley in the 20th century ⓘ |
| startTime | 1997-04 ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | spring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1997 Red River flood Description of subject: The 1997 Red River flood was a catastrophic spring flood along the Red River of the North that devastated communities in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba, causing widespread evacuations and extensive property damage.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.