Dennis Lake study - waterfowl report / T.G. Neraasen.
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TextPublication details: Ducks Unlimited Canada, 1981.Description: ii, 33 (22) p. : maps ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: Dennis Lake is an approximately 7700 acre wetland located 70 miles NW of Winnipeg. Water levels have fluctuated in the area over the years in response to environmental conditions. There is no natural outlet so in wet years, the basin has filled and flowed overland, receeding very slowly over a period of years. The wet springs of 1974 and 1979 resulted in the basin filling to the overflow situation, prompting local landowners, lessees and the L.G.D. of Armstrong to seek assistance in attempts to alleviate problems. A committee composed of members from D.U. (Canada), Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Manitoba Department of Natural Resources was formed to compile a land-use study of the area. The ultimate goal was to make recommendations toward controlling flooding problems to the benefit of wildlife and agricultural uses of the area. This report provides a description of the study area including present land use, present potential for wildlife production and recommendations for dev
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 33).
Dennis Lake is an approximately 7700 acre wetland located 70 miles NW of Winnipeg. Water levels have fluctuated in the area over the years in response to environmental conditions. There is no natural outlet so in wet years, the basin has filled and flowed overland, receeding very slowly over a period of years. The wet springs of 1974 and 1979 resulted in the basin filling to the overflow situation, prompting local landowners, lessees and the L.G.D. of Armstrong to seek assistance in attempts to alleviate problems. A committee composed of members from D.U. (Canada), Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Manitoba Department of Natural Resources was formed to compile a land-use study of the area. The ultimate goal was to make recommendations toward controlling flooding problems to the benefit of wildlife and agricultural uses of the area. This report provides a description of the study area including present land use, present potential for wildlife production and recommendations for dev