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The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board will use the standard rule curve to determine where water levels on Rainy Lake should be this spring.
The Board’s water levels committee made the recommendation based on both current and forecasted conditions.
Current Conditions
Base flow conditions are lower than normal for this time of year.
To date, overall average winter temperatures are warmer than 2020, and much warmer than 2014 when significant high-water levels were experienced in the basin.
The accumulated snowpack is lower than normal and fall in the 20 to 40 percentile range based on historic records.
Overall, the past winter has been mild when measured by the accumulated snow and severity of cold weather.
Mar 10, 2021 7:28 AM
Researchers, scientists and resource managers from both Canada and the United States will come together for the next two days to discuss the state of the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Basin.
It’s the start of the annual International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum.
Participants will be meeting virtually.
Todd Sellers, the executive director of the Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation, says despite not being able to meet face-to-face, the turnout is still strong.
“We got about 200 people registered. It’s new territory having this all zoomed, but we’ve all gotten used to having to work that way in the current environment,” says Sellers.