Manitoba Water Stewardship

Red River:

Levels of the Red River continue to decline rapidly. The river could decline to normal summer levels in rural areas within several weeks if dry weather continues. The normal summer level of 6.4 feet in downtown Winnipeg will be reached this weekend due to operation of St. Andrews Dam.

Assiniboine River:

Levels of the Assiniboine River continue to be well above average but the river is declining steadily and is within its banks from Shellmouth to Winnipeg.

Shellmouth Reservoir:

Reservoir Water Level----1408.63 feet (decline of 0.5 feet in past 4 days)

Inflow----500 cfs

Spillway Flow---50 cfs (spillway flows should end by tomorrow morning)

Conduit Flow----1600 cfs as of noon today. (1350 cfs July 17, 1400 cfs July 18 and 19)

Operating Plan: Outflows will be maintained between 1500 and 1600 cfs until the Reservoir level declines to 1405.5 feet, then decreased slowly.

Whiteshell Area Lakes:

Levels of most lakes in the Whiteshell area have declined significantly during the past 10 days due to dry weather. This trend is expected to continue due to anticipated dry weather for the next 5 days or more. Logs have been placed in Jessica Lake, Brereton Lake and Star Lake dams since levels have declined to near the desirable range. The level of White Lake is still about one foot above the summer target and that of Big Whiteshell Lake is nearly two feet above its target level. West Hawk and Falcon Lake are still somewhat above desirable levels. Levels of lakes on the Winnipeg River are somewhat above the summer normal.

Other Levels:

Record high levels continue on Lake Winnipegosis. Level remains at 833.60 feet.

Levels of Lake Winnipeg (714.95), Lake Manitoba (812.50) and Lake St. Martin (800.95) are all near the top of their operating ranges.