The 2011 Souris/Mouse River flood in Canada and the United States occurred in June and was greater than a hundred-year flooding event for the river. The US Army Corps of Engineers estimated the flood to have a recurrence interval of two to five centuries.
Flooding in Minot on June 23
Water going on top the 3rd Avenue bridge in Minot
The Souris River just before rising over the temporary levees
Congressman Rick Berg talks with Roland Hamborg, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, June 4 in Minot
The Souris River or Mouse River is a river in central North America. Approximately 435 miles (700 km) in length, it drains about 23,600 square miles (61,100 km2) in Canada and the United States.
The river in the town of Souris, Manitoba
Saskatchewan Highway 9 in the upper Souris River Valley
Grant Devine Dam and Reservoir on Moose Mountain Creek