Operation of the Fargo Moorhead Diversion results in the staging of flood water upstream of the Cities of Fargo and Moorhead, including the City of Oxbow, the Village of Hickson, and Bakke Subdivision. The feasibility study and subsequent cost estimate related to a value engineering proposal include costs to purchase all structure in the staging area resulting in a total buyout of the Oxbow, Hickson, and Bakke (OHB) area.