Aerial picture from the North of Drayton from 25 years ago during the 1997 flood. VNV Photo by Lyle Van Camp
The infamous Great Wall of Drayton as pictured at the North end of Drayton in 1997. VNV Photo by Lyle Van Camp
Some cheery artwork was added to the plywood dyke in front of the Polar Communications building in this look back at 1997. VNV Photo by Lyle Van Camp
The 2022 Flood outlook from the National Weather Service gives a glimps of where the river level is in Drayton and what is currently predicted with the predicted blizzard.
Each spring communities along the Red River anticipate what type of flood will happen. Not if it will flood, but rather how mild or severe it will be. Residents along the Red River are accustomed to spring flooding and for the most part managing these conditions have become more like second nature.
Depending on the age of a person their memories of spring flooding will have memories o...
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