Red River Floodway
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The Red River Floodway is a large artificial diversion channel near Winnipeg, Manitoba, designed to protect the city from major Red River floods by rerouting excess water around it.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial diversion channel
ⓘ
canal ⓘ flood control infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Duff’s Ditch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses | Red River of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | federal and provincial engineers ⓘ |
| designedTo | reduce flood risk in Winnipeg ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | one of the largest flood diversion projects in Canada ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | alters local hydrology during operation ⓘ |
| expanded | early 2000s ⓘ |
| expansionCompletedIn | 2010 ⓘ |
| expansionPurpose | increase flood protection capacity ⓘ |
| follows | eastern side of Winnipeg ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Province of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bridges
ⓘ
channel ⓘ embankments ⓘ inlet control structure ⓘ outlet structure ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Civil Engineering Site ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| length |
about 29 miles
ⓘ
approximately 47 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Manitoba ⓘ |
| locatedInDrainageBasin | Red River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Lake Winnipeg watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Winnipeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Manitoba Infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDischarge | over 2,500 cubic metres per second ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Duff Roblin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
protected Winnipeg during the 1997 Red River flood
ⓘ
protected Winnipeg during the 2009 Red River flood ⓘ protected Winnipeg during the 2011 Red River flood ⓘ |
| opened | 1968 ⓘ |
| operator | Manitoba government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Rural Municipality of Springfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rural Municipality of St. Clements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects | Winnipeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
divert excess Red River water around Winnipeg
ⓘ
flood protection ⓘ |
| regionServed | Winnipeg metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskMitigated |
ice jam flooding
ⓘ
spring snowmelt flooding ⓘ |
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