Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding ^ Severe Storm ^ Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , April 7, 2009 -- Don Weisch,a Fargo, ND engineer uses a hand held GPS meter to measure the height of the river in the Edgewood neighborhood in Fargo. His partner, Pat Troal holds the GPS stick . The city is measuring the height of the Red River to ensure that that existing levees are high enough to protect the city. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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Title: Measuring the height of the Red River of the North in Fargo, ND

Production Date: 04/07/2009

Caption: Fargo, N. D. , April 7, 2009 -- Don Weisch,a Fargo, ND engineer uses a hand held GPS meter to measure the height of the river in the Edgewood neighborhood in Fargo. His partner, Pat Troal holds the GPS stick . The city is measuring the height of the Red River to ensure that that existing levees are high enough to protect the city. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Photographer Name: Patsy Lynch

City/State: Fargo, ND

Keywords: flooding levee mitigation North Dakota

Disasters: North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-1829)

Disaster Types: Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding ^ Severe Storm ^ Winter Storm

Categories: Response ^ State/Local Officials
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials