MB1870: Manitoba Historical Photographs

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The Assiniboine river at the Portage diversion dam structure looks pretty wild here, but actually it isn't. A controlled volume of river run-off is being channeled downstream although there is still plenty of room in storage basin behind the dam proper. flood? Highly unlikely.