2011 Souris River flood
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The 2011 Souris River flood was a devastating flooding event along the Souris River that inundated large parts of Minot, North Dakota, causing widespread damage and mass evacuations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2011 Souris River flood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8518425 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2011 Souris River flood Context triple: [Minot, North Dakota, hasHistoricEvent, 2011 Souris River flood]
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A.
1997 Red River flood
The 1997 Red River flood was a catastrophic spring flood along the Red River of the North that devastated communities in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba, causing widespread evacuations and extensive property damage.
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B.
2009 Red River flood
The 2009 Red River flood was a major spring flood along the Red River of the North that caused extensive flooding and emergency responses in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba.
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C.
2013 Yukon River flood
The 2013 Yukon River flood was a major spring breakup flood that caused extensive damage and forced evacuations in river communities along Alaska’s Yukon River, particularly devastating the village of Galena.
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D.
2003 Dead River flood
The 2003 Dead River flood was a major dam-failure-induced flooding event in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that caused significant damage in and around the city of Marquette.
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E.
1967 Fairbanks flood
The 1967 Fairbanks flood was a devastating inundation of Fairbanks, Alaska, that caused widespread damage and led to major changes in the region’s flood control and urban planning.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2011 Souris River flood Target entity description: The 2011 Souris River flood was a devastating flooding event along the Souris River that inundated large parts of Minot, North Dakota, causing widespread damage and mass evacuations.
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A.
1997 Red River flood
The 1997 Red River flood was a catastrophic spring flood along the Red River of the North that devastated communities in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba, causing widespread evacuations and extensive property damage.
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B.
2009 Red River flood
The 2009 Red River flood was a major spring flood along the Red River of the North that caused extensive flooding and emergency responses in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba.
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C.
2013 Yukon River flood
The 2013 Yukon River flood was a major spring breakup flood that caused extensive damage and forced evacuations in river communities along Alaska’s Yukon River, particularly devastating the village of Galena.
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D.
2003 Dead River flood
The 2003 Dead River flood was a major dam-failure-induced flooding event in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that caused significant damage in and around the city of Marquette.
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E.
1967 Fairbanks flood
The 1967 Fairbanks flood was a devastating inundation of Fairbanks, Alaska, that caused widespread damage and led to major changes in the region’s flood control and urban planning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood
ⓘ
river flood ⓘ |
| affectedCity |
Burlington, North Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Estevan, Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ Melita, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Minot, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Souris, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2011 Minot flood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2011 Mouse River flood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
above-average snowpack
ⓘ
heavy spring rainfall ⓘ high reservoir levels ⓘ saturated soil conditions ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| damage |
damage to homes and businesses along the Souris River
ⓘ
damage to infrastructure along the Souris River ⓘ widespread property damage in Minot, North Dakota ⓘ |
| endTime | 2011-08 ⓘ |
| evacuatedPopulation | Minot, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evacuations | mass evacuations in Minot, North Dakota ⓘ |
| highestCrestLocation | Minot, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
agricultural losses in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
ⓘ
economic losses in North Dakota ⓘ long-term housing displacement in Minot ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manitoba
ⓘ
North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Red River of the North watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiver | Souris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Water management authorities in Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| naturalHazardType | inland flooding ⓘ |
| notableFor |
displacement of thousands of residents
ⓘ
record flooding in Minot, North Dakota ⓘ |
| partOf |
2011 North American floods
ⓘ
history of Minot, North Dakota ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 2011 ⓘ |
| prompted |
changes to emergency management planning in Minot
ⓘ
review of flood control infrastructure in Minot ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Souris River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverCrestedAboveFloodStage | Minot, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2011-06 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2010s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2011 Souris River flood Description of subject: The 2011 Souris River flood was a devastating flooding event along the Souris River that inundated large parts of Minot, North Dakota, causing widespread damage and mass evacuations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.