https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/03/21/a-young-river-in-an-old-valley-1/ Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/03/21/a-young-river-in-an-old-valley-1/#comment-500908 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:39:00 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/03/21/a-young-river-in-an-old-valley-1/#comment-500908 Well said, Rod.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/03/21/a-young-river-in-an-old-valley-1/#comment-500907 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:46:16 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/03/21/a-young-river-in-an-old-valley-1/#comment-500907 The Red River flows either through or around Winnipeg, depending on how much it is carrying. Years ago, after a disastrous flood, Manitoba under Premier Duff Roblin built Duff’s Ditch, or the Red River Floodway, to divert water around the city of Winnipeg. Roblin took a lot of flak for the costs… in the last decade there have been at least two (IIRC) very serious floods which would have been catastrophic had Duff’s ditch not been in place. Manitobans may correct me but I think I have the major points… spend a few bucks now, save a pile (and a lot of lives) later… a lesson worth learning in today’s climate.

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