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

Winnipeg Floodway - Floodway Channel

Facts:

  • 30 ft deep
  • 700 to 1000 ft wide
  • 29.4 mi. long
  • Started: Oct '62 / Completed: March '68

Excavation: 100,000,000 cu yds

  • equivalent to 40% of Panama Canal excavation
  • more than Suez Canal
  • required most of Manitoba's excavation industry
    




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