Environmental impact assessment of the Rat River Swamp project final report / I.D. Systems Ltd.
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TextPublication details: Winnipeg,MB : 1993. I.D. Systems Ltd.,Description: 4, 206 p. : ill. ; (some col.) ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: Rat River Swamp is a large, lowland floodplain complex of the Rat River,situated in southeastern Manitoba within Township 3, Range 6 EPM,Sections 20,21,22,23,27 and 28. It encompasses lands having Provincial Wildlife Mangement Area (10%) and Crown Lands (80%) status or under LGD jurisdiction (10%). In the late 1970's, a local agricultural producers group the Stuartburn Piney Agricultural Development Association (SPADA)requested that the Provincial Government provide protection from flooding caused by Rat River waters breaking out of the swamp area and proceeding overland northward to Joubert Creek. These breakouts flooded croplands lying between the swamp and Joubert Creek. Preliminary government studies, however, suggested cost projections for works would not achieve sufficient agriculture benefits to warrant flood protection development. The area was first identified in the early 1980's by the Manitoba Wildlife Branch as a potential site for wetland enhancement development for wi
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-84).
Rat River Swamp is a large, lowland floodplain complex of the Rat River,situated in southeastern Manitoba within Township 3, Range 6 EPM,Sections 20,21,22,23,27 and 28. It encompasses lands having Provincial Wildlife Mangement Area (10%) and Crown Lands (80%) status or under LGD jurisdiction (10%). In the late 1970's, a local agricultural producers group the Stuartburn Piney Agricultural Development Association (SPADA)requested that the Provincial Government provide protection from flooding caused by Rat River waters breaking out of the swamp area and proceeding overland northward to Joubert Creek. These breakouts flooded croplands lying between the swamp and Joubert Creek. Preliminary government studies, however, suggested cost projections for works would not achieve sufficient agriculture benefits to warrant flood protection development. The area was first identified in the early 1980's by the Manitoba Wildlife Branch as a potential site for wetland enhancement development for wi