期刊名称：Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection
印刷版ISSN：2327-4336
电子版ISSN：2327-4344
出版年度：2019
卷号：7
期号：12
页码：171-180
DOI：10.4236/gep.2019.712012
语种：English
出版社：Scientific Research Pub
摘要：Floodwaters from the Assiniboine River are typically diverted to Lake Manitoba and then Lake St. Martin to save the City of Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie from flooding. The four Indigenous communities living Lake St. Martin basin experienced many negative impacts, including long-term displacement after the 2011 flood. Data analysis of historical water levels of Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin were conducted to understand the impact of control structures and water levels. Satellite imagery allowed geographic information system (GIS) raster analysis of the shoreline change of Lake St. Martin before and after the 2011 super flood. From 1986 to 2010, the Lake St. Martin area increased slightly by approximately 0.63% but in 2011 the lake area increased by 13%. 11,000 acres were lost mainly around Lake St. Martin First Nation (LSMFN) reserve and the Little Saskatchewan First Nation, as a result and many houses and other buildings (churches, band offices, etc.) flooded in these communities. The shoreline change analysis showed that, in particular, the west and north shoreline of Lake St. Martin lost its beaches and lakefront properties, to become swampland after the 2011 flood. Thousands of Indigenous people were displaced for eight years, as the community could only start to rebuild its infrastructure and houses on higher ground after a government settlement was reached.
关键词：FloodLand LossDisplacementShorelineIndigenousWater DiversionLake St. Martin
