Does the Assiniboine River Flood?

Over the past 100 years, significant floods have occurred along the Assiniboine and Souris Rivers with the largest flood occurring in 2011. Since records began there have been at least six major floods on the Assiniboine River, the most recent in 1976, 1995, 2011 and 2014.

Does Winnipeg flood?

Winnipeg has experienced many river flooding events in the past, including the flood of 1950 and the flood of 1997, also known as the flood of the century.

How deep is the Assiniboine River?

The Assiniboine River has cut a narrow valley through these sediments as it drops through a vertical distance of approximately 150 metres (492 feet) to the Lake Agassiz/Red River Plain.