Officials in North Dakota and Minnesota are catching their breath Monday, if only briefly, after the Red River crested over the weekend.
Despite the river peaking at 36.99 feet — 19 feet above flood level — Sunday morning, the region will have to contend with high water for a while.
“It’ll be about a week, so we’re just going to continue to monitor things and kind of wait as that water very, very slowly goes down,” said Robyn Litke, spokeswoman for Fargo, North Dakota.
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