Recent Flooding and Flood Mitigation in Manitoba • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Eugene F
Recent Flooding and Flood Mitigation in Manitoba • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Eugene F. Kozera, P. Eng. Director, Water Control System Management Branch Water Stewardship Saskatchewan R. Souris Winnipeg Red 250,000 Red River: 1826 natural in 200,000 Winnipeg 1997 2 1852 0 2 0 150,000 0 9 1 1 1950 1979 100,000 Flow (cubic Flow(cubic feet per second) 50,000 0 50,000 45,000 Assiniboine River 1882 2011 40,000 at Brandon 35,000 1904 1995 30,000 25,000 1923 1955 1976 20,000 15,000 Flow (cubic Flow (cubic feet per second) 10,000 5,000 0 30,000 Souris River at Westhope 25,000 2011 20,000 1882 15,000 1976 10,000 Flow (cubic Flow (cubic feet per second) 5,000 0 Assiniboine River dikes east of Portage Assiniboine R. dikes 1950 flood Damages: over $700 M 100,000 people evacuated 10,000 homes flooded Winnipeg’s •Built in 1950 and 1951 Primary Dikes •Top of dikes: 4 ft below 1950 peak water level Cost: $4.6 million (Canada, Manitoba, City of Winnipeg) Winnipeg Portage Brandon Portage Winnipeg Portage Brandon Diversion Winnipeg Portage Brandon Assiniboine River River Red Elm Creek Channel River Bryson Drain E. Red Floodway Seine River La 1966 Red River Valley flood Salle Seine River Diversion River St. Adolphe Manning Canal 11 - A Drain Norquay Channel Brunkild D - 20 Drain Tourond Creek Rat Morris R. R. Rosenort Morris L. River River Tobacco Creek Creek Red Graham Morris Creek 1967-72: $5.4 M non Creek Shan River Shannon St. Jean Baptiste Marsh Deadhorse Creek 1980-89: $5.4 M R.
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