North Dakota–Minnesota border

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The North Dakota–Minnesota border is the state line in the northern United States largely defined by the Red River of the North, separating North Dakota to the west from Minnesota to the east.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interstate border
administrativeBoundaryFor state court jurisdictions
state law enforcement jurisdictions
state legislative districts at the edge of each state
climateRegion continental climate zone
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy admission of North Dakota and Minnesota as U.S. states
definedByNaturalFeature Red River of the North NERFINISHED
drainageRiver Red River of the North NERFINISHED
easternSideState Minnesota NERFINISHED
flowsToward Lake Winnipeg via Red River of the North
followsRiver Red River of the North NERFINISHED
hasAdjacentCityPair Drayton, North Dakota – Oslo, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Fargo, North Dakota – Moorhead, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Grand Forks, North Dakota – East Grand Forks, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Wahpeton, North Dakota – Breckenridge, Minnesota NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalEvent 1997 Red River flood affecting communities along the border
hasMajorCrossing Highway bridges between Wahpeton, North Dakota and Breckenridge, Minnesota
Interstate 29 to U.S. Highway 75 corridor via bridges at Grand Forks–East Grand Forks
Interstate 94 bridge between Fargo and Moorhead NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 2 bridge between Grand Forks and East Grand Forks NERFINISHED
hydrologicalBasin Hudson Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED
legalBasis acts of the United States Congress defining state boundaries
locatedInRegion Midwestern United States
Northern United States NERFINISHED
naturalBoundaryType river boundary
nearbyMajorCity East Grand Forks, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Fargo, North Dakota NERFINISHED
Grand Forks, North Dakota NERFINISHED
Moorhead, Minnesota NERFINISHED
orientation north–south
south–north
partOf borders of Minnesota
borders of North Dakota
passesThrough Red River Valley NERFINISHED
riverFormsBoundaryFor Cass County, North Dakota – Clay County, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Grand Forks County, North Dakota – Polk County, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Richland County, North Dakota – Wilkin County, Minnesota NERFINISHED
separatesState Minnesota NERFINISHED
North Dakota NERFINISHED
subjectTo flooding of the Red River of the North
interstate compacts and agreements between North Dakota and Minnesota
usedFor allocation of water resources between states
jurisdictional separation of state laws
taxation jurisdiction separation
westernSideState North Dakota NERFINISHED

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Grand Forks metropolitan area crosses North Dakota–Minnesota border