Background to flood control measures in the Red and Assiniboine River Basins

• DOI: 10.1080/07011784.2015.1036123
• Publication Date: 2015-05-21T09:07:09Z
• Authors: Eric-Lorne Blais; Shawn Clark; Karen Dow; Bill Rannie; Tricia Stadnyk; Lucas Wazney
• Keywords: Flood control

The City of Winnipeg and southern Manitoba have a long history flooding, with flood events being recorded soon after the region was settled in early nineteenth century. A devastating on Red River 1950 resulted some earliest benefit–cost analyses Canada respect to justified construction major mitigation projects Assiniboine Rivers 1960s 1970s. These were primarily designed reduce risk Winnipeg. Other been constructed outside area, which reduced damages towns, individual farmsteads rural residences. level protection has re-evaluated every time new record occurs, this significant upgrading existing works addition more communities permanent protection. As result system that developed over last 60 years, damage caused by floods significantly natural conditions. purpose paper is provide context flooding consideration how impact citizens mitigated works.