A Lake for the Prairie

196127 min 58 secFilm: Documentary

Production: David BairstowPeter Jones

Script: David Bairstow

South Saskatchewan's multi-million dollar irrigation scheme is to bring new prosperity to the dust bowl of the prairies. Here is a vivid account of how, in 1961, a section of the South Saskatchewan River was turned into a lake 220 km long in order to irrigate thousands of drought-plagued acres and provide electricity for industry and farms.

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Un lac pour la Prairie

Subject categories

  • Technology > Dams, Irrigation and Power Projects
  • Agriculture > IrrigationLand and Water ResourcesPrairiesSoil and Farmland

Credits

producer
David Bairstow
script
David Bairstow
executive producer
Peter Jones
photography
Lawrence Cherry
Grant Crabtree
Mogens Gander