Reports, Studies, Plans and Publications

• Pasquia Land Settlement Review of Operating Guidelines
• Assiniboine River Dykes Reconstruction - Portage la Prairie to Saint Eustache
• Flood Preparation and Prevention
• Lake Manitoba
• Red River Floodway
• Historical Floods
• Shellmouth Dam
• List of Studies and Reports Post 1997 Flood

Pasquia Land Settlement Review of Operating Guidelines

• Proposed Pasquia Land Settlement Operating Guidelines for Pumping Runoff (PDF, 1 MB)
• Pasquia Area Land Drainage and Pumping System – Review of Operating Guidelines (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• Pasquia Area Land Drainage and Pumping System – Review of Operating Guidelines - Maps (PDF, 570 KB)

Assiniboine River Dikes Reconstruction - Portage la Prairie to Saint Eustache

• 2011 Flood Assiniboine River Dikes Report (ZIP, 401 MB)
• Flood Review Task Force - 2011 Flood Response (ZIP, 62 MB)
• Geotechnical Program Investigation (ZIP, 80 MB)
• Morphological Study (1948-2012) (ZIP, 299 MB)
• Assiniboine River and Lake Manitoba Basins Flood Mitigation Study – Executive Summary (ZIP, 34 MB)
• Assiniboine River and Lake Manitoba Basins Flood Mitigation Study – Full Report (ZIP, 204 MB)

Flood Preparation and Prevention

• Provincial Flood Control Infrastructure Review of Operating Guidelines (PDF, 4.55 MB)
• January 2015 Conditions Report (PDF, 4.31 MB)
• Flood Fighting in Manitoba
• Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels Conceptual Design - Storyboards (ZIP, 11 MB)
• Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels Conceptual Design - Comment Form (PDF, 120KB)
• Assiniboine River and Lake Manitoba Basins Flood Mitigation Study: Round 1 Open House Storyboards
  (PDF, 3.5 MB)
• Assiniboine River and Lake Manitoba Basins Flood Mitigation Study: Round 2 Open House Dates/Times
  (PDF, 98 KB)
• Assiniboine River and Lake Manitoba Basins Flood Mitigation Study: Round 2 Open House Storyboards
  (ZIP, 9.2 MB)
• Assiniboine River and Lake Manitoba Basins Flood Mitigation Study: Round 2 Open House Comment Form
  (PDF, 110 KB)
• Assiniboine River and Lake Manitoba Basin Flood Mitigation Study: Request for Proposals(PDF, 200 KB)
• Lower Pembina River Flooding: A Report to the International Red River Board
• Ice-Jam Effects on Red River Flooding and Possible Mitigation Methods
• Flood Protection Studies for Winnipeg / Progress Report (PDF, 5.1 MB)
• Living with the Red
• Flood Protection Studies for Winnipeg: Main Report (ZIP, 15.4 MB)
• Flood Protection Studies for Winnipeg: Appendices A,C,D.E & F (ZIP, 41 MB)
• Flood Protection Studies for Winnipeg: Appendix B (ZIP, 41 MB)
• Manitoba Water Stewardship October 2010 Shoal Lakes Watershed Study – Final Report (ZIP, 21 MB)
• Sturgeon Creek Hydrodynamic Model and Economic Study (ZIP, 40 MB)

Lake Manitoba

• 2003 Lake Manitoba Regulation Review Advisory Committee: Summary Report (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• 2003 Lake Manitoba Regulation Review Advisory Committee: Main Report (PDF, 2.3 MB)
• Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Regulation Review - Main Report (PDF 30.8 MB)
• Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Regulation Review - Appendices (PDF 7.51 MB)

Red River Floodway

Floodway Operation Reports

• Report on the 1997 Red River Floodway Operations (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report 2005 (PDF, 2 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operating Report 2006 (PDF, 2 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report 2007 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report 2009 (PDF, 201 KB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report 2010 (PDF, 180 KB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report 2011 (PDF, 7.4 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report Spring 2013 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report Spring 2017 (PDF, 788 KB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report Spring 2019 (PDF, 964 KB)
• Red River Floodway Operations Report Fall 2019 (PDF, 9 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operations Report Spring 2020 (PDF, 5 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operations Report Spring 2022 (PDF, 5 MB)

Floodway Expansion

• 2013 Annual Report for the Manitoba Floodway and East Side Road Authority (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• Inlet Control Structure Trunion Anchoring Replacement - Canadian Civil Engineer (Fall, 2013) (PDF, 1.18 MB)
• 2012 Annual Report for the Manitoba Floodway and East Side Road Authority (PDF, 3.25 MB)
• June 15, 2012 – 2011 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report (PDF, 6 MB)
• June 15, 2012 – Surficial Soils Assessment Report (PDF, 711 KB)
• Canadian Business Journal - February, 2012 – The Red River Floodway Expansion Project – Keeping Manitobans Safe and Dry
• 2011 Annual Report for the Manitoba Floodway and East Side Road Authority (PDF, 2.94 MB)
• October 17, 2011 – The Lance (November 17, 2010 ) – Riparian Restoration Underway Across the City
• October 17, 2011 – The Winnipeg Free Press (May 21, 2011) – Floodway Rec Plan Unveiled: Province Unveils Pedestrian-Centred Overpass, Trail
• October 17, 2011 – The Lance (March 23, 2011) – Floodway Compensating for Impact on Fish with Spawning Shoals
• June 28, 2011 – 2010 Construction Surface Water Monitoring Activity Report ((PDF, 2.96 MB)
• 2010 Annual Report (PDF, 3 MB)
• June 28, 2011 – 2010 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report (PDF, 1.43 MB)
• May 5, 2010 – 2009 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report (PDF, 3.1 MB)
• May 5, 2010 – 2009 Construction Surface Water Monitoring (PDF, 5.2 MB)
• February 12, 2010 – Canadian Business Journal Article (February, 2010 (1.3 MB)
• 2009 Annual Report (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• June 17, 2009 – Bridge Replacement over the Red River Floodway and Related Roadworks on P.T.H. No. 15 Information Package (PDF, 11.3 MB)
• April 1, 2009 – 2008 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report (PDF, 6.7 MB)
• April 1, 2009 – 2008 Construction Surface Water Monitoring (PDF, 4.7 MB)
• February 17, 2009 – Presentation of the PTH 44 Highway Bridge Project (PDF, 10.8 MB)
• 2008 Annual Report (PDF, 740 KB)
• Red River Floodway Expansion Acoustic Telemetry Study (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• October 14, 2008 – Presentation on Mitigation Options Related to Artificial Flooding (PDF, 6 MB)
• October 7, 2008 – Final Report – Human Health Risk Assessment (PDF, 17.9 MB)
• June 26, 2008: Red River Floodway Off Limits to Off-Road Vehicles (PDF, 99 KB)
• 2007 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• 2007 Construction Surface Water Monitoring (PDF, 3.5 MB)
• Snowmobile Safety Advertisment (PDF, 131 KB)
• 2007 Annual Report (PDF, 890 KB)
• 2006 Annual Report (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• 2006 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• 2006 Construction Surface Water Monitoring (PDF, 3.8 MB)
• International Joint Commission Report "Living with the Red"
  
• Report on the Status of Implementation of Observations and Advice of the Dam Safety Experts (2006) (PDF, 7 MB)
• Environmental Management Plan – Initial Draft (2005) (PDF, 900 KB)
• Screening Report - Red River Floodway Expansion Project (PDF, 13.5 MB)
• Report on Public Hearing - Red River Floodway Expansion (PDF, 8.3 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report Spring 2005 - The Red River Floodway Inlet Control Structure (2005) (PDF, 2 MB)
• Groundwater Action Response Plan ( PDF, 95 KB)
• Recreation & Economic Development Opportunities Report (2004) (PDF, 12 MB)
• Manitoba Conservation Public Registry for the Red River Floodway Expansion Project
• Recreation and Economic Opportunities - Information Package (2004) (PDF, 195 KB)
• Winnipeg Free Press Op-Ed - Flood Protection in Manitoba: Charting a New Course (2004) (PDF, 200 KB)
• Re-Computation of Natural Water Levels at the Floodway Inlet (2004) (ZIP, 65.4 MB)
• Red River Floodway Expansion Project – Framework Agreement Proposal (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• Red River Floodway Expansion Project Description (ZIP, 46 MB)
• Value Study Report Volume 1 - Management Overview Project - Red River Floodway Expansion (PDF, 5.6 MB)

General

• Red River Floodway Long-Term Monitoring Program 2018 Program Annual Report (PDF, 115 MB)
• Red River Floodway Long-Term Monitoring Program 2017 Program Annual Report (PDF, 20 MB)
• Red River Floodway Long-Term Monitoring Program 2016 Program Annual Report (PDF, 17.3 MB)
• Manitoba Floodway Authority 2015 Long-Term Monitoring Program Activity Report (PDF, 3 MB)
• Manitoba Floodway Authority 2014 Post Construction Monitoring Program Activity Report (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Manitoba Floodway Authority 2013 Post Construction Monitoring Program Activity Report (PDF, 2.5 MB)
• Royal Commission on Flood Cost Benefit (1958) (ZIP, 14 MB)
• Design of Fishway at the Red River Floodway Inlet Control Structure Preliminary Design Report, Final-Rev 01 (2014) (PDF, 5.3 MB)
• Riverbank Stability Evaluation & Monitoring: Potential Impacts of Summer Floodway Operation (2012) (ZIP, 30 MB)
• A public review of the rules of operation for the Red River Floodway – presentation by Manitoba Water Stewardship (2010) (ZIP, 8 MB)
• Red River Floodway: Public Consultation on the Rules of Operation – Farlinger Consulting Group Inc., H N Westdal & Associates, 2 vols. Winnipeg: Farlinger Consulting Group, 2010(5.6 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operating Rules Public Review Report (2010) (ZIP, 17 MB)
• Manitoba Floodway Authority - Conceptual Engineering Study for Fish Passage at the Red River Floodway Inlet Control Structure (2008) (PDF, 7 MB)
• Implementation and Administration of Compensation Program for Damages Caused by Rule 4 Operation (2006)(PDF, 3 MB)
• Investigation of the merits of management of Red River summer water levels in the City of Winnipeg (2003) (ZIP, 14.1 MB)
• Flood Protection Studies for Winnipeg - Executive Summary & Table of Contents (2001) (PDF, 300 KB)
  To view the full report, please contact the Manitoba Conservation and Environment Library, Suite 160 - 123 Main Street or call 945-7126.
• Flood Protection for Winnipeg Part 3 - Executive Summary & Table of Contents (2000) (PDF, 500 KB)
  To view the full report, please contact the Manitoba Conservation and Environment Library, Suite 160 - 123 Main Street or call 945-7126.
• Redmediation of the Downstream Rip Rap Apron Red River Floodway Inlet Control - As Built Report (2000) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Two Dimensional Model of the Red River Floodway Forbay Area (2000) (ZIP, 53 MB)
• Nomination for APWA Project of the Century Award, Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Canada (2000) (PD, 3.8 MB)
• Flood Protection for Winnipeg Part 1 and 2- Executive Summary & Table of Contents (1999) (PDF, 560 KB)
  To view the full report, please contact the Manitoba Conservation and Environment Library, Suite 160 - 123 Main Street or call 945-7126.
• A Review of the Red River Floodway Operating Rules (1999)(PDF 1.5 MB)
• Economic Justification of Enlarging the Red River Floodway (1999) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Two-Dimensional Modeling of the Red River Floodway (1999) (PDF, 5.6 MB)
• Feasibility Study: Dyking Alternatives for South of the Red River Floodway (1998) (PDF, 10.5 MB)
• Red River Floodway Inlet Control Structure Inspection and Assessment Report (1997) (ZIP, 20.1 MB)
• Red River Floodway Inlet Control Structure Erosion Study (1995) (ZIP, 8.2 MB)
• The Red River Floodway of 1979 (1981) (PDF, 6.5 MB)
• Review of the Red River Floodway, Portage Diversion and Shellmouth Reservoir (1980) (ZIP, 7.7 MB)
• Review of Operational Problems With the Red River Floodway (1980) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Erosion and Sedimentation Study of the Assiniboine River Diversion and Red River Floodway (1978) (ZIP, 6.8 MB)
• Red River Floodway Outlet Structure 1974 Erosion Investigation (1974) (ZIP, 9.2 MB)
• Red River Floodway and Related Flood Control Works (1973) (PDF, 4.5 MB)
• Hydrometeorological Networks and Flood Forecasting Procedures for Operation of the Red River Floodway (1971) (PDF, 2.2 MB)
• Hydrometeorological Networks for Operation of the Red River Floodway (1970) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• 1969 Hydrometric Program on the Red River, Assiniboine River & Red River Floodway in the Metropolitan Winnipeg Area (1970) (PDF, 7.4 MB)
• Red River Floodway Hydraulic Studies (1970) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Drill Grout Project Inlet Structure Red River Floodway (1965)(PDF, 2.9 MB)
• Red River Floodway Model Tests of Inlet Transition(1963) (PDF, 320 KB)
• Hydraulic Model Tests of the Submersible Gates and the Inlet Control Structure (1963)(PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Hydraulic Model Tests of the Inlet Control Works(1963) (PDF, 4.5 MB)
• Red River Floodway: Outlet Control Works - Explorations and Geological Investigations(1963) (PDF, 1.4)
• Red River Floodway Inlet Control Structure Memorandum on Site & Type of Gates (1962) (ZIP, 94 MB)
• Red River Floodway Inlet Control Works Memo on Prelim Designs (1962) (ZIP, 73 MB)
• Red River Floodway Inlet Control Works Memo on Location Studies (1962) (PDF, 2.5 MB)
• Red River Floodway Inlet Control Works Floodway Transition (1962) (PDF, 300 KB)
• Red River Floodway, Report on Hydraulic Model Tests of the Outlet Control Works (1962) (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• Red River Floodway, Outlet Control Works, Memorandum on Preliminary Design (1962) (PDF, 820 KB)
• Preliminary Soil Mechanics Aspects of the Red River Floodway (1962) (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Groundwater Investigations: Greater Winnipeg Floodway (1962) (ZIP, 26.5 MB)
• Greater Winnipeg Floodway Location Study(1960) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
•  Maintenance Costs: Greater Winnipeg Floodways, Portage Diversions, Russell Reservoir (1958) (ZIP, 14.5 MB)
• Revision of Costs of Greater Winnipeg Floodway (1957) (ZIP, 15 MB)
• 2006 Construction Surface Water Monitoring Report (PDF, 3.9 MB)
• 2006 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report
• 2007 Construction Surface Water Monitoring Report (PDF, 3.5 MB)
• 2007 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• Human Health Risk Assessment (ZIP, 17.3 MB)
• 2008 Construction Surface Water Monitoring Report (PDF, 4.6 MB)
• 2008 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report (PDF, 6.5 MB)
• 2009 Construction Surface Water Monitoring Report (PDF, 5.1 MB)
• 2009 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report (PDF, 3 MB)
• 2010 Construction Surface Water Monitoring Report (PDF - 2.96 MB)
• 2010 Groundwater Monitoring Activity Report (PDF - 1.44 MB)
• Investigation of the merits of management of Red River summer water levels in the City of Winnipeg (ZIP, 14.2 MB)
• Floodway Operating Rules Report - released April 13, 2000 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Executive Summary, Red River Floodway Expansion, Value Engineering / Value Analysis (Value) Study (September 2002) (PDF, 355 KB)
• Implementation and Administration of Compensation Program for Damages Caused by Rule 4 Operation (PDF, 2.9 MB)

Historical Floods

1950

• Notes on Red River Floods with Particular Reference to the Flood of 1950 (ZIP,17 MB)
• Appendix A Hurst Report on 1950 Flood (PDF, 65 KB)

1979

• The Red River Flood of 1979 (ZIP, 55 MB)

1997

• 1997 Red River Flood Post Emergency Report - Part 1 (PDF, 5.1 MB)
• 1997 Red River Valley Flood Proofing Program - Bilingual Document (PDF, 344 KB)
• 1997 Red River Valley Flood Proofing Program (PDF, 201 KB)
• A Preliminary Assessment of Environmental Impacts Associated with the 1997 Red River Flood, With Focus on Water Quality (PDF, 2.9 MB)
• An Assessment of Recovery Assistance Provided After The 1997 Floods in the RRB - Impact On Basin-Wide Resilience (PDF, 4 MB)
• An Independent Review of Actions Taken During the 1997 Red River Flood (ZIP, 18 MB)
• An Independent Review of the 1997 Red River Flood - Flood Forecasting (ZIP, 9 MB)
• City of Winnipeg - Water and Waste Department - 1997 Red River Flood Levels (ZIP, 24 MB)
• Flood '97 Monitoring Riverbed Soundings - Scour Investigation (PDF, 6.2 MB)
• Hydraulic Study of the Impact of the Operation of the Provincial Flood Control Infrastructure (ZIP, 11 MB)
• Influence of the 1997 Red River Flood on Contaminant Transport and Fate in Southern Lake Winnipeg (PDF, 3.7 MB)
• Manitoba Highways - 1997 Water Levels Red River Valley (ZIP, 31 MB)
• Manitoba Natural Resources Submission to the Manitoba Water Commission - Appendices 1 of 2 (ZIP, 54 MB)
• Manitoba Natural Resources Submission to the Manitoba Water Commission - Appendices 2 of 2 (PDF, 6 MB)
• Manitoba Natural Resources Submission to the Manitoba Water Commission (ZIP, 19 MB)
• Operation of Flood Control Works in the 1997 Red River Flood (ZIP, 17 MB)
• Red River '97 The Flood of the Century - Causes, Impacts, Management (ZIP, 10 MB)
• Red River Flooding Short-Term Measures (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• Red River Floodway Inlet Control Structure 1997 Flood Damage to Downstream Riprap Apron Report (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Red River of the North 1997 Floods (PDF, 4 MB)
• Report on the 1997 Red River Floodway Operations (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Ste. Agathe, Manitoba - Flood of the Century (PDF, 9 MB)
• The Floods of 1997 - A Special Report (PDF, 8.5 MB)
• The Role and Reactions of Municipalities of the Red River Valley During the Flood of 1997 (PDF, 3 MB)
• Who Decides - Forecasts and Responsibilities in the 1997 Red River Flood (PDF, 1.3 MB)

2009

• An Overview of 2009 Spring Flooding in Manitoba (PDF, 1 MB)
• Report on the Spring Flood of 2009 in Southern Manitoba (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• Flood Fighting and Forecasting under Adverse Spring Weather in Manitoba (PDF, 26 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report Spring 2009 (PDF, 230 KB)

2011

• 2011 Spring Flood Red River Flow Metering - Final Report (ZIP, 230 MB)
• Flood Fighting in Manitoba - A History and Background of Manitoba's Flood Protection Works (PDF, 950 KB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report Spring 2011 (PDF, 7.4 MB)
• 2011 Flood: Technical Review of Lake Manitoba, Lake St. Martin and Assiniboine River Water Levels Presentation (PDF, 6.5 MB)
• 2011 Flood: Technical Review of Lake Manitoba, Lake St. Martin and Assiniboine River Water Levels (PDF, 8 MB)
• 2011 Flood: Technical Review of Lake Manitoba, Lake St. Martin and Assiniboine River Water Levels – Summary Report (PDF, 900 KB)
• Assiniboine River Overflow Study: Peer Review of Computed "Un-regulated" Water Levels on Lakes Manitoba and Lake St. Martin (PDF, 520 KB)
• Manitoba 2011 Flood Review Task Force - Report (ZIP, 49 MB)
• Manitoba 2011 Flood Review Task Force - Appendices (ZIP, 14 MB)

Shellmouth Dam

• Report on 2014 Artificial Flooding due to Operation of the Shellmouth Dam(July 7, 2015) (PDF, 3.6 MB)
• 2011 Shellmouth Artificial Flood Report (PDF, 4.76 MB)
• 2012 Shellmouth Artificial Flood Report (PDF, 2.31 MB)

List of Studies and Reports Post 1997 Flood

• Summer Floodway Operation Feasibility Study (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Flood Protection for Winnipeg; International Joint Commission, December 1999
• A Review Of The Red River Floodway Operating Rules; Red River Floodway Operation Review Committee, December 1999 (PDF)
• Stage-Damage Curves Update and Preparation of Flood Damage Maps, KGS Group, January 2000 (ZIP, 42 MB)
• Ice-Jam Effects on Red River Flooding and Possible Mitigation Methods, report prepared for the International Red River Basin Task Force, International Joint Commission by S. Beltaos, R. Pomerleau and R. A. Halliday, March 2000
• The Next Flood: Getting Prepared, International Joint Commission, April 2000
• Living on the Red, International Joint Commission, November 2000
• Flood Protection Studies for Winnipeg, KGS Group, November 2001 (PDF, 15.4 MB)
• Investigation of the Merits of Management of Red River Summer Water Levels in the City Of Winnipeg, KGS Group, November 2003 (ZIP, 14 MB)
• Evaluation of the Effects of Expansion of the Winnipeg Floodway on Ice-related Water Levels Downstream of Floodway Outlet, Northwest Hydraulics, 2005 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Implementation and Administration of Compensation Program For Damages Caused by Rule 4 Operation of the Red River Floodway - Manitoba Water Stewardship, July 2006 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
• Conceptual Engineering Study for Fish Passage at the Red River Floodway Inlet Control Structure; KGS Group and North-South Consultants, January 2008 (PDF, 6.8 MB)
• Human Health Risk Assessment Red River Floodway Expansion Project, Jacques Whitford Limited, 2008 (ZIP, 17 MB)