Amidst ongoing floods, a controlled breach of the Assiniboine River is carried out southeast of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

Quand

15 mai 2011

Type

Inondation

Coordonnées

49.60° N, 99.50° W

Placé à : coordinates of the event it links, 2011 Assiniboine River flood.

Amidst ongoing floods, a controlled breach of the Assiniboine River is carried out southeast of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, releasing floodwaters over farmland to prevent increased flooding elsewhere.

The 2011 Assiniboine River flood was caused by above average precipitation in the Westman Region in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. It was the most serious flood in three centuries that affected much of the region. The flooding at the Assiniboine River was expected to mostly involve the 2011 Red River Flood but instead the more severe flooding was found on the Assiniboine in the west.

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