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The Shellmouth Reservoir (also known as Lake of the Prairies) is a man-made reservoir on the Assiniboine River in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada.[2]

Lake of the Prairies
Shellmouth Reservoir
Lake of the Prairies from the Shellmouth Dam
Lake of the Prairies
LocationR.M. of Shellmouth-Boulton / R.M. of Shell River, Manitoba and Cote No. 271, Saskatchewan
Coordinates51°08′40″N 101°30′19″W
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsShell River
Primary outflowsAssiniboine River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length56 km (35 mi)
Surface area61.5 km2 (23.7 sq mi)
Water volume480×10^6 m3 (390,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation425 m (1,394 ft)
References[1]
Shellmouth Dam
An aerial view of Shellmouth Dam and Reservoir
Coordinates50°57′49″N 101°25′07″W
PurposeMulti-purpose
StatusOperational
Construction began1964
Opening date1971
Construction cost$10.8 m CAD
Built byPrairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Owner(s)Government of Manitoba
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
Height (foundation)21.3 m (70 ft)
Width (crest)1,270 m (4,170 ft)
Website
gov.mb.ca/mit/wms/shellmouth/

The Shellmouth Dam (50°57′49″N 101°25′07″W) is a multi-purpose, embankment dam built by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA).[2]

The dam and reservoir are part of a strategy to reduce the risk of flood damage for Winnipeg and other communities along the Assiniboine River.[2] For example, in the 1997 Red River flood, the inflow to the reservoir peaked at 10,000 cubic feet per second (280 m3/s) while the outflow never exceeded 1,700 cu ft/s (48 m3/s).[3] The reservoir is also used to supplement flows on the Assiniboine when conditions are dry, ensuring water supply for Brandon, Portage la Prairie, irrigators, and some industries. For example in early August, 2021 the flow in Brandon was a little over 9 cms while the outflow from Shellmouth was 5.7 cms and inflow was less than 0.5 cms. Therefore without the dam the flow in the Assiniboine at Brandon would be a bit under 4 cms.

Asessippi Provincial Park is established around the southern arm of the lake.


Specifications


The dam is 70 feet (21 m) high and 4,200 feet (1,300 m) long.[2]

The reservoir is 35 miles (56 km) in length and stores 390,000 acre feet (480 million cubic metres) at the spillway crest level of 1,408.5 feet (429.3 m). Outflows are controlled by a gated conduit and a 210-foot (64 m) wide concrete chute spillway. The normal summer level target is between 1,400 feet (430 m) and 1,404 feet (428 m).[2]


Fish species


Fish species include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, mooneye, burbot, rock bass, brown bullhead, white sucker, shorthead redhorse and common carp. Rock bass are Saskatchewan's only native bass.




See also



References


  1. "Manitoba Infrastructure: Shellmouth Dam and Reservoir". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. "Water Management and Structures | Infrastructure | Province of Manitoba". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. "Flood Control Works". Prairiewaternews.ca. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.





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