In the 1997 Red River flood in the United States, dikes over the Grand Forks and East Grand Forks area weren't working flooding thousand of homes and reached not more than two miles away from the Red River.
The flood reached throughout the Red River Valley, affecting the cities of Fargo and Winnipeg, while Grand Forks and East Grand Forks received the most damage, where floodwaters reached over 3 miles (5 km) inland, inundating virtually everything in the twin communities. 
