/ˌred ˌrɪvər ˈvæli/ ​a traditional US song, sung especially by cowboys. It is about a man who is told that the woman he loves is going to move away. It begins with the line 'From this valley they say you are going' and ends: “Come and sit by my side, if you love me.Do not hasten to bid me adieu.

Instead, the origins of this flat plain lie as the floor of what was an enormous glacial lake. The actual "valley" of the Red River is only a few hundred feet wide at Fargo. Because of the low gradient of the Red and the young age of the river, the "valley" is not fully mature.

The Red River Valley as it exists today emerged from receding glacier ice at the end last major ice age. Over a period of time that began about 14,000 years ago, an enormous "ice lobe" crept south from the Arctic, pulverizing all in its way and kneading the land into a new configuration.

The Red River Valley has been called “The Breadbasket of the World” because so much food is raised there. Sugar beets, potatoes, corn, and wheat are some of the main crops raised by farmers in the Red River Valley.