Red River Flood 2006. Manitoba, Canada The river normally is 150 meters wide, currently it is 15 kilometers wide and has flooded many areas.
This property is totally flooded to the extend that the Canada geese have found it a wonderful secluded area:)
This property is totally flooded to the extend that the Canada geese have found it a wonderful secluded area:)
Comments
 | 8:38pm April 16 2006yellville said: I bet they would prefer it to stay that way |
 | 10:16pm April 17 2006PennyLane said: so does this happen every spring? that's a lot of water!! |
 | 6:28pm April 18 2006jomoud said: (reply to comment #792) Meanwhile, fears of major flooding in the Red River Valley subsided Monday after forecasters revised their outlook to just 10 millimetres of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, down from the 50 millimetres previously predicted.
Chuck Sanderson, executive director of Manitoba's Emergency Measures Organization, told CBC News that he expects Winnipeg will be spared when the Red River reaches its crest there on Wednesday. "The crest that's supposed to be coming through is about a foot-and-a-half lower than the crest we had a week ago, so there's every indication that Winnipeg will weather it completely fine, " said Sanderson. Although the threat of flooding has mostly abated in the area, several highways and roads still have sections closed due to water or dikes over the road. |
| 6:29pm April 18 2006jomoud said: (reply to comment #792) Each spring there is some flooding. The entire area between Fargo N.D and Winnipeg has a large floodplain along the river.The worst flood was in 1997, which destroyed a large portion of Grand Forks, ND and flooded enormous areas in both ND and Manitoba. Currently, the flood was about the same as in 1996 which was recorded as the 3rd worst since records were kept. |
 | 6:43am April 19 2006PhotoPro said: 150 meters wide is still a big river! |
 | 3:15am June 1 2006Sheila said: Floods may be bad news, but they make good photo opportunities! |
