Darcy McKeough Floodway

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To protect Wallaceburg from severe floods, the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority (SCRCA) built the 445 ha (1100 acre) W. Darcy McKeough Floodway, located 12 km north of Wallaceburg. The floodway is a 7 km (4.3 mile) long channel for water that goes straight into the St. Clair River. When the water level gets high enough, a special dam forces the water into the channel, away from Wallaceburg. The floodway was first used in February 1984, when it successfully directed 80,000 acre feet of water away from Wallaceburg. Over 100 ha (250 acres) of trees have been planted on the slopes and over 7 ha of prairie grasses have been seeded into the bottom of the channel. In 2005, the Emerald Ash Borer was found in an ash plantation on the Floodway.

www.scrca.on.ca/SW_McKeough.htm
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Coordinates:   42°41'49"N   82°26'35"W

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  • The Floodway is locally known as "Darcy's Ditch"
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