Manitoba-Minnesota Assiniboine River Transmission Project · Rat River Sub-Watershed Red River Sub-Watershed Roseau River Sub-Watershed Seine River Sub-Watershed 05OJ Aquatics Survey

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Rat RiverSub-Watershed

Roseau RiverSub-Watershed

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Red RiverSub-Watershed

LowerAssiniboine River

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Seine RiverSub-Watershed

La Salle RiverSub-Watershed

Cooks Creek/Devils Creek

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Manitoba-MinnesotaTransmission Project

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Project InfrastructureConverter Station (Existing)

Final Preferred Route (FPR)

Sub-Watersheds

InfrastructureExisting 500kV Transmission LineExisting 230kV Transmission Line

Sub-Watersheds1

Cooks Creek/Devils Creek Sub-WatershedLa Salle River Sub-WatershedLower Assiniboine River Sub-WatershedRat River Sub-WatershedRed River Sub-WatershedRoseau River Sub-WatershedSeine River Sub-Watershed

05OJ

Aquatics Survey SitesSurvey Site

LandbaseCommunity

City / TownFirst Nation Lands

Trans Canada HighwayProvincial Highway

1

12

Provincial Park

Map 8-1

Source:1. Sub-Basins, 2013, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

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City of Winnipeg

St. Malo

Riel

Jou bert Creek

Rose

au River

United States of America

Red

River

WHITEMOUTHLAKE

Canada

ManningCanal


Seine River

Rat River

15

27

75

52

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67

14

12

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1226

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2100

101

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R50M

R49R

Birds HillProvincial

Park

WhiteshellProvincial

Park

BeaudryProvincial

Park

1

Dorsey

Altona

Anola

Arbakka

Arnaud

Aubigny

Badger

Barkfield

Beausejour

Brunkild

Caliento

Carey

CarlowrieCarrick

Cloverleaf

DeaconsCorner

Domain

Dufresne

Dufrost

Dugald

EastBraintree

Elma

Emerson

Fredensthal

Gardenton

Giroux

Glass

Glenlea

GrandePointe

Greenland

GreenRidge

Gretna

Grosse Isle

Hadashville

Hazelridge

Headingley

Horndean

Ile desChênes

KleefeldLa Broquerie

La CouléeLa Salle

Letellier

Linden

Lorette

LoweFarm

Marchand

McMunn

Molson

Morris

NewBothwell

Niverville

Oakbank

Oak Bluff

Osborne

Piney

PrairieGrove

Prawda

Randolph

Rennie

Richer

Ridgeville

Roseau River

Ross

Rosser

St. Adolphe

Ste. Agathe

Ste.Elizabeth

Ste-Geneviève

Ste. Rita

St. Joseph

St.Labre

St-Pierre-Jolys

Sandilands

Sanford

Sarto

SeddonsCorner

SouthJunction Sprague

Starbuck

Steinbach

StonyMountain

StuartburnSundown

Tolstoi

VassarVita

Vivian

Whitemouth

Woodridge

Roseau RiverAnishinabeFirst Nation

Ste. Anne

Ginew

Stonewall Selkirk

Zhoda

Grunthal

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Assessment AreaFish and Fish Habitat Regional Assessment Area

Map 8-2

Source:1. Designation of Drains, 2013. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

DFO Fish Habitat Classification 1* Refer to chart below for more detail

Type AType B

Type CType D

Type E

LandbaseCommunityRailwayTrans CanadaProvincial HighwayProvincial Road

CityFirst Nation LandsEcological ReserveWildlife Management AreaProvincial Park

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12

301

1

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City of Winnipeg

St. Malo

Riel

Jou bert Creek

Rose

au River


Red

River

WHITEMOUTHLAKE

Canada

ManningCanal


Seine River

Rat River

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27

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Park


Park

BeaudryProvincial

Park

1

Dorsey

Altona

Anola

Arbakka

Arnaud

Aubigny

Badger

Barkfield

Beausejour

Brunkild

Caliento

Carey

CarlowrieCarrick

Cloverleaf

DeaconsCorner

Domain

Dufresne

Dufrost

Dugald

EastBraintree

Elma

Emerson

Fredensthal

Gardenton

Giroux

Glass

Glenlea

GrandePointe

Greenland

GreenRidge

Gretna

Grosse Isle

Hadashville

Hazelridge

Headingley

Horndean

Ile desChênes


La CouléeLa Salle

Letellier

Linden

Lorette

LoweFarm

Marchand

McMunn

Molson

Morris

NewBothwell

Niverville

Oakbank

Oak Bluff

Osborne

Piney

PrairieGrove

Prawda

Randolph

Rennie

Richer

Ridgeville

Roseau River

Ross

Rosser

St. Adolphe

Ste. Agathe

Ste.Elizabeth

Ste-Geneviève

Ste. Rita

St. Joseph

St.Labre

St-Pierre-Jolys

Sandilands

Sanford

Sarto

SeddonsCorner


Starbuck

Steinbach

StonyMountain

StuartburnSundown

Tolstoi

VassarVita

Vivian

Whitemouth

Woodridge


Ste. Anne

Ginew

Stonewall Selkirk

Zhoda

Grunthal

COOKS CREEKCONSERVATION

DISTRICT

EAST INTERLAKECONSERVATION

DISTRICT

LA SALLE-REDBOINECONSERVATION

DISTRICT

SEINE-RAT RIVERCONSERVATION

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Conservation Districts



Map 8-3

Source:1. Conservation Districts, 2010, Manitoba Land Initiative.

Conservation Districts1

Cooks CreekEast InterlakeLa Salle-RedboineSeine-Rat River

LandbaseCommunityRailwayTrans CanadaProvincial HighwayProvincial RoadCityFirst Nation LandsEcological ReserveWildlife Management AreaProvincial Park

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301

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City of Winnipeg

St. Malo

Riel

Jou bert Creek

Rose

au River


Red

River

WHITEMOUTHLAKE

Canada

ManningCanal


Seine River

Rat River

15

27

75

52

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89

67

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1226

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M602F

R49R

R50M


Park


Park

BeaudryProvincial

Park

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Dorsey

Altona

Anola

Arbakka

Arnaud

Aubigny

Badger

Barkfield

Beausejour

Brunkild

Caliento

Carey

CarlowrieCarrick

Cloverleaf

DeaconsCorner

Domain

Dufresne

Dufrost

Dugald

EastBraintree

Elma

Emerson

Fredensthal

Gardenton

Giroux

Glass

Glenlea

GrandePointe

Greenland

GreenRidge

Gretna

Grosse Isle

Hadashville

Hazelridge

Headingley

Horndean

Ile desChênes


La CouléeLa Salle

Letellier

Linden

Lorette

LoweFarm

Marchand

McMunn

Molson

Morris

NewBothwell

Niverville

Oakbank

Oak Bluff

Osborne

Piney

PrairieGrove

Prawda

Randolph

Rennie

Richer

Ridgeville

Roseau River

Ross

Rosser

St. Adolphe

Ste. Agathe

Ste. Elizabeth

Ste-Geneviève

Ste. Rita

St. Joseph

St. Labre

St-Pierre-Jolys

Sandilands

Sanford

Sarto

SeddonsCorner


Starbuck

Steinbach

StonyMountain

StuartburnSundown

Tolstoi

VassarVita

Vivian

Whitemouth

Woodridge


Ste.Anne

Ginew

Stonewall Selkirk

Zhoda

Grunthal

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Index of Map SeriesStream Crossings


Map Tile Index - 1:30,000Map Series Tile

Map Series 8-100


LandbaseCommunityRailwayTrans CanadaProvincial HighwayProvincial RoadFirst Nation LandsEcological ReserveWildlife Management AreaProvincial ParkCity

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12

301

DFO Fish Habitat ClassificationType AType B Type C

334

Southern Loop Transmission Corridor

1

Site 1 – Sturgeon Creek:Looking west, upstream from RoW centerline of the Sturgeon Creekcrossing. Habitat is uniform with silt substrate and grassy riparian cover. Surrounding area ispredominantly agriculture.

SturgeonCree

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ST.FRANÇOIS

XAVIER

ROSSER

HEADINGLEY

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InfrastructureExisting 230kV Transmission Line

Riel


Dorsey

Riel

Selkirk

Winnipeg

Piney

Steinbach

Winkler

Map 8-100-01

Project InfrastructureFinal Preferred Route (FPR)

Assessment AreaProject Development Area (PDA)Fish and Fish Habitat Local Assessment Area

1:3,000,000

Source:1. Designation of Drains, 2013. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.2. Soil Resource Inventory, 2015. Stantec

LandbaseCommunityRailwayTrans CanadaProvincial HighwayProvincial RoadRural Municipality

1

12

301

DFO Fish Habitat Classification1

Type AType B Type C

Soil Water Erosion Risk Class2 tons/hectare/year

Not available in datasetN - Negligible (<6 t/h/y)L - Low (6-11 t/h/y)M - Moderate (11-22 t/h/y)H - High (22-33 t/h/y)S - Severe (>33 t/h/y)

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BeaudryProvincial

Park

241

Assiniboine R ive r

Headingley


Swan LakeFirst Nation

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2 3

Site 2 – Third Creek:At RoW centerline facing the left downstream bank of Third Creek. There isvery little open water with dense cattails at this crossing.

Site 3 – Unnamed Tributary of the Assiniboine:Looking upstream at RoW centerline of crossing.This intermittent watercourse is characterized by high instream algal growth, dense cattails andvery shallow water.

Site 4 – Assiniboine River: RoW Centerline crossing of the Assiniboine River. Riparian area iswooded with some agriculture and urban development. Turbid waters with woody debrisprovide instream cover.

A s s i n i b o i n e R i v e r

1

334

427

ST.FRANÇOIS

XAVIER

CARTIER

HEADINGLEY

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InfrastructureExisting 230kV Transmission Line

Riel


Dorsey

Riel

Selkirk

Winnipeg

Piney

Steinbach

Winkler

Map 8-100-02



1:3,000,000



First Nation LandsNational/Provincial ParkRural Municipality1

12

301


Type AType B Type C



RedRiver

100

LaSalle River

Red River Floodway


5

6 7

Site 5 – La Salle River:Looking south-west upstream from RoW centerline. Substrate consists offines and organic matter. Banks and riparian areas are stabilized with deciduous trees andgrasses.

Site 6 – Red River:At RoW centerline, looking south-east upstream. Water is turbid waterwith fine substrate and little instream vegetation. Riparian area is covered in grasses withsome trees.

Site 7 – Red River Floodway:Facing north-east from RoW centerline. Conditions dry atthe time of the survey.

LaSalle

River

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75

607

Duff RoblinProvincial

Park

TrappistMonastery

Provincial ParkSt. NorbertProvincial

Park

CANADIANN ATIONAL (CN) RAILWAY

WINNIPEGRITCHOT

RITCHOT

City ofWinnipeg 7

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6

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Stream Crossings

InfrastructureSt. Vital Transmission Complex (Proposed)

Riel


Dorsey

Riel

Selkirk

Winnipeg

Piney

Steinbach

Winkler

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City / TownNational/Provincial ParkRural Municipality1

12

301


Type AType B Type C



Red River Floodway

Red River Floodway



8

Site 8 – Seine River at Floodway:At RoW centerline looking downstream at the Seine RiverSiphon. The substrate is predominantly fines and vegetation is limited to cattails and otheremergent species.

Seine River

GrandePointe

PrairieGrove

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300

SPRINGFIELD

WINNIPEG

TACHE

RITCHOT

City ofWinnipeg

8

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InfrastructureSt. Vital Transmission Complex (Proposed)Existing 115-230kV Transmission Line

Riel


Dorsey

Riel

Selkirk

Winnipeg

Piney

Steinbach

Winkler

Map 8-100-04



1:3,000,000



City / TownRural Municipality

1

12

301


Type AType B Type C



GREATER WINNIPEG WATER DISTRICT AQUEDUCT

GREATER WINNIPEG WATER DISTRICT AQUEDUCT

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY (CNR)

R49R


9 10

Site 9 – Cooks Creek:At RoW centerline, looking north downstream.Highly channelized with banks and riparian areas covered in thickgrasses.

Site 10 – Edie Creek:Looking upstream, facing east at RoW centerline. Water is shallow withhigh instream vegetation.

Glass

GREATER WINNIPEG WATER DISTRICT (GWWD) RAILWAY

GREATER WINNIPEG WATER DISTRICT (GWWD) RAILWAY

SPRINGFIELD

BPIII

910

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Stream Crossing

InfrastructureExisting 500 kV Transmission LineExisting 230kV Transmission LineBipole III Transmission Line (Approved)Existing 115-230kV Transmission Line


Selkirk

Winnipeg

Piney

Steinbach

Winkler

Map 8-100-05

Project InfrastructureFinal Preferred Route (FPR)M602F Modification (New)


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1

12

301


Type AType B Type C



1

302

Richer South230kV Station

R49R

R50M

14

15

Site 14 – Unnamed:At RoW centerline there was no fish habitat; poorly drained area and noconfluence with a major watercourse.

Site 15 – Unnamed:Looking north from RoW centerline. Undefined bed and banks with densecattail growth and marsh-like features. No known confluence with a major watercourse.

STE.ANNE

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Stream Crossings

InfrastructureElectrical StationExisting 230kV Transmission Line

Riel


Dorsey

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Selkirk

Winnipeg

Piney

Steinbach

Winkler

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1

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Type AType B Type C



302

302

Seine River

La Broquerie

16 17

18

Site 17 – Seine River:Looking west, downstream from RoW centerline. Instream and overhanging cover are abundant in the forms of woody debris, under cut banks, and vegetation.Grasses and deciduous trees stabilize riparian areas.

Site 16 – Seine River Tributary:Facing east, upstream at RoW centerline.Water is clear and shallow with abundant instream and overheadcover. Grasses and deciduous trees dominate the riparian areas.

Site 18 – La Broquerie Drain:Facing north-east looking downstream. Drain is narrow andentrenched with shallow, slow flowing water and dense overhanging vegetation.

210

CANADIAN NATIONAL (CN) RAILWAY STE.ANNE

LA BROQUERIE

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Winnipeg

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Type AType B Type C



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Site 19 – Rat River:Looking west, downstream from RoW centerline. Slumped banks arestabilized with grasses. Mixed course substrate with fines, good instream cover with vegetation,woody debris and undercut banks.

Rat River

PINEY

STUARTBURN

19

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Winnipeg

Piney

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1

12

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Type AType B Type C



United States of AmericaPine Creek

Pineland ColonyPine Creek Diversion

20 21

22

Site 20 – Pine Creek Diversion:Facing north-east, looking upstream from RoW centerline.Channel is uniform with extensive agriculture on both sides. Streambed substrate ispredominantly fines and organics. Instream submergent plant species and grasses on the bankprovide the only cover.

Site 21 – Pine Creek:Facing north, looking upstream from RoW centerline. Instream cover isgood with dense vegetation, woody debris and undercut banks. Good grass and tree riparianvegetation.

Site 22 – Pine Creek Arm:Looking south, downstream from RoW centerline. At the crossinglocation this watercourse is marsh-like with dense instream vegetation and low water levels.

89

PINEY

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Type AType B Type C



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