Aquatic Index

Sewage Lagoon

Gladstone ( northwest Winnipeg) - as part of an innovative water treatment project, this lagoon is currently used as a "natural" sewage treatment area. Water is emptied into the lagoon where it passes though natural filters, which trap and break down the contaminants in the water. The water is cleaned before it rejoins other bodies of water. This is a longer process than those at water treatment plants but it requires less energy and has a lower cost.

Sturgeon Creek

Sturgeon Creek is located in the west end of Winnipeg. It is part of the Assinboine River watersystem. In the spring, when the melt water increases the volume of water flowing through the creek, flooding usually occurs.

Sturgeon Creek also provides habitat for several animals including swallows, geese, lake sturgeon and herring occasionally migrate there during their spawning season.

Oak Hammock marsh

Oak Hammock marsh is seen in this picture as a frozen bog, at the old Delta waterfowl station. It is one of the areas that Ducks Unlimited outlined as a conservation center. Oak Hammock marsh is an important habitat for wetland migratory birds, muskrats, beavers, black birds and ground squirrels.