1950 Red River flood

Eight dikes gave way and flooded much of Winnipeg, turning an estimated 600 square miles (1,600 km2) of farmland in the area into an enormous lake.

More than 1,400 km2 (550 sq mi) in the Red River Valley were flooded, from Emerson to 60 miles (97 km) north to Greater Winnipeg.

[3] The flood postponed opening day for baseball in the Mandak League due to inundation of Osborne Stadium.

[6] The league and its president Jimmy Dunn arranged benefit games to raise money for Winnipeg's Flood Fund.

[8] The Floodway was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2000, and is considered an outstanding engineering achievement both in terms of function and effects.

A two-storey concrete and red brick fire hall. The front of the hall has three large doors for vehicles, one regular door, and two windows.
The St. Vital Fire Hall in Elm Park sheltered evacuees during the flood.
An orange-and-white painted metal railroad boxcar.
Portable power plant used by St. Boniface Hospital during flood relief efforts. [ 4 ]