1. Red River Basin Water Study - Laserfiche WebLink

Fall/Winter 2003 The WaffleSM Study Is under Way! "", The idea behind the WafflesM project is that existing flood control measures be augmented through the temporary storage of springtime runoff in existing depressions within the Red River Basin until major flood crests pass. The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) project team is investigating the water storage potential in several types of depressions within the basin, including low-relief fields bounded by raised roads, ditches, and wetlands. These preexisting storage areas, supplemented by roads and drainage structures, could act asanetwork of channels and control structures to slowly release stored watetihto the Red " It River after the flood crest passes. Workjsund~r~ay t9 dèvelop~~ Co1Wfe~ef1s~1 basinwide model to assess the technicalfeasioility,of this:conceþt. Anìòhgthe,f advantages of a basinwide approach is to pro\Tì:~e'flood relief to both ruralar§a§ and municipalities. '. ~" ' , ' ' , ~.)~j, ' Flooding on the Red River of the Northin 19Q7~a~.§evereanclest~Þlisheçl : :.~ ~s ~~~ dff ~ ~: ~e;~ i:~ :~:r~~. f~~: Jgt&~tAe~$ ~1~sIf~ì~~ai Ja ~~~ån t .,' ,,1'1;,;1"', implement basinwide strategies to,preParetheregiö~;tþrflQqds()f similaror);' f " greater magnitude than the 1997 fIôod.Accorclingtq)he U.SJ\1\rrny Corps oeL ' Engineers, the theoretical maximum flo()dhJi~íiÇåf:~~tg()isl~bfeet (39.6 feetln ' 1997) and 67 feet at Grand FQrks (51.4feetii(1997)i]Ârecerit:publication from the University of Manitoba estimatès~thåtthè\e,;i.S~il,¡$D % chq.lJ:è~t~at a flood" , approaching the theoretical måxim~IÎisWW Qcc\.Ír".fti~theI1~~~9,;yeårs. In simple, terms, a comprehensive basinwideflÖodprotectiorCprogtaIIßi~iç'dticalto thevel)l "C"""""'""""-",, "'""" survival of our communities andthe{;c()nomicståbilityof/t!1þ,R,~~ RiverBas,in. ,. , : ,.jt;-j¡;', ,. .i,~.:~~' ""