The Winnipeg Aqueduct

The Winnipeg Aqueduct is a Manitoba Heritage Council commemoration in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Manitoba · Stephen Juba Park, Lombard Avenue at the Red River, Winnipeg · location approximate

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This aqueduct has long been recognized as a unique achievement in the history of Canadian engineering. From its source 156 kilometres (97 miles) east of the City, the Winnipeg Aqueduct can carry 386.4 million litres (eighty-five million gallons) a day using only the force of gravity. Built between 1913 and 1919, this arch-shaped aqueduct replaced the inadequate well system which had provided Winnipeg with water since 1899. A construction railway was laid to transport equipment and work crews along the route. Because the aqueduct was conceived at a time when local politicians and civic boosters believed Winnipeg would become the "Chicago of the North" it was so grand in scope that it is still capable of supplying Winnipeg homes and industries with ample quantities of clean, fresh water.

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Plaque text and location: Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques, Historic Resources Branch, Government of Manitoba, as the Branch publishes them on its plaque pages. The text is the Manitoba Heritage Council’s text as the Branch publishes it; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the location the Branch gives and marked approximate. Contains information from the Government of Manitoba, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use License (Manitoba.ca/OpenMB)
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The Winnipeg Aqueduct

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