UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 1017 
Contribution from the Bureau of Public Roads 
THOMAS H. MacDONALD, Chief 
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Washington, D. C. 
PROFESSIONAL PAPER 
March 31. 1922 
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REPORT ON DRAINAGE AND 
PREVENTION OF OVERFLOW IN THE 
VALLEY OF THE RED RIVER , 
OF THE NORTH 
By 
P. T, SIMONS, Senior Drainage Engineer 
FOREST V. KING, Drainage Engineer 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 1 
Summary of Recommendations 2. 
R d River Valley 3 
Surveys and Other Investigations . ... 11 
Run-off 18 
Page 
The Flood Situation 49 
Recommended Plan of Drainage .... 59 
Organization 86 
Conclusions '. . . . 87 
Acknowledgment 89 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1922 
