Water Resources Engineering
photos and information courtesy of Dr. J. Doering, University of Manitoba

1950 flooding of the Red River

  • late spring + rain = 108,000 cubic feet per second
  • 1/8 of greater Winnipeg flooded
  • 100,000 people evacuated
  • 10,500 homes flooded
  • hospitals were evacuated
  • 700M$ damage (p.v.)

    




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