Alexander-Griswold Marsh Complex / Chris Konecki and Don I. MacIntyre.
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TextPublication details: MB : 1979.Description: 17 p. : ill. , maps ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: The Alexander-Griswold Marsh is one of the few large productive drought resistant marshes in southwestern Manitoba. It starts at a point about 15 miles west of Brandon, just south of the TransCanada Highway at the town of Alexander and continues west about 10 miles to a point just south of the town of Griswold (see Figure 1). It encompassess approximately 2,600 acres of fertile wetland surrounded by steppe grasslands and prairies. In a semi-arid region such as this where evapotranspiration losses exceed annual precipitation, it serves as an important breeding, moutling and staging area for waterfowl in all years including periods of drought.
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The Alexander-Griswold Marsh is one of the few large productive drought resistant marshes in southwestern Manitoba. It starts at a point about 15 miles west of Brandon, just south of the TransCanada Highway at the town of Alexander and continues west about 10 miles to a point just south of the town of Griswold (see Figure 1). It encompassess approximately 2,600 acres of fertile wetland surrounded by steppe grasslands and prairies. In a semi-arid region such as this where evapotranspiration losses exceed annual precipitation, it serves as an important breeding, moutling and staging area for waterfowl in all years including periods of drought.