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On the recordNovember 10, 2009
I was on the eastern side of the State when I received reports that the consequences of a significant action with a certain ice jam could have caused massive flooding in a significant part of Bismarck.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan discusses the potential for massive flooding due to ice jams.

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