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Floodplain Management and Flooding

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2007 South East Minnesota Flooding

Information on August 2007 flooding in Southeast Minnesota

  • Summary of August 18-20, 2007 Flooding Rainfall Event - DNR Climatology Office This link leads to an external site.

Pictures

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  • Photos of the damage to Whitewater State Park and the Root River State Trail

DNR Flood Related Programs

  • DNR Flood Damage Reduction Program
  • DNR Floodplain Management Program

Media news stories - (Eventually these will no longer be online)

  • Star Tribune - Flash flooding hits trout streams hard
  • Star Tribune - Story about Conservation Officer Scott Fritz rescuing victims in an air boat



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