Why Are Floods So Common Along the Red River of the North

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why are floods so common along the Red River of the North (in North Dakota,South Dakota,and Minnesota) ?

• A)The Red River valley is geologically young (about 9000 years old)and has not carved a deep valley.
• B)The gradient or slope of the riverbed is very low.
• C)River flow increases as winter snow melts and meltwater runs northward into still frozen parts of the river.
• D)All of these choices are correct.

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