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EAUX RIVIERE CRUE [2 records]

Record 1 2014-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

Completed in 1960, the channel diverts flood water from the Seine River into the Red River in the vicinity of St. Adolphe.

OBS

Coordinates: 49º 41' 52'' N, 97º 5' 59'' W (Manitoba).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Canal construit en 1960 qui dévie les eaux de crue de la rivière Seine vers la rivière Rouge dans les environs de St. Adolphe.

OBS

Coordonnées : 49º 41’ 52’’ N, 97º 5’ 59’’ O (Manitoba).

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

Water held temporarily in a pond or basin before discharge into a drainage system.

OBS

Not to be confused with "retention water" (see record).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
OBS

Réservoirs d’emmagasinement des crues et de régularisation du débit d’étiage des cours d’eau. [...] en période de crue, les eaux en excédent sont dérivées vers les réservoirs de dégagement. Durant la saison d’étiage, les eaux emmagasinées sont remises à la rivière pour assurer un débit suffisant [...]

Spanish

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