Aqua Dam Flood Control - Red River 2009 LOCATION: Manitoba TIMEFRAME: April 2009 PRODUCT: 250 Flood Control Aqua Dams - 3' by 100' Coffer Dams PROJECT PARTNERS: Owner: Government Regulator Supplier: Layfield The Challenge In April of 2009 Manitoba was expecting the second worst flooding in 100 years. This created some unique challenges for municipalities located along the Red River. Many rivers in southern Manitoba had risen due to a rapid snow melt brought on by rain and 18 C temperatures in the prior week. A number of those rivers are tributaries that feed into the Red River which was already starting to swell. The waters of the tributaries were all expected to join the Red River at roughly the same time causing the large flood. The regulator commissioned Layfield to build as many

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