Article content
Future snow and spring rain will determine Manitoba’s 2021 spring run-off and potential for high water situations across many of the province’s watersheds.
The Manitoba Hydrologic Forecast Centre’s mid-January basin conditions assessment indicates drier than normal conditions for much of the southern and central Manitoba basins. The Red, Souris, and Assiniboine river basins continue to receive below-average precipitation since August 2020. However, northern Manitoba basins, including the Churchill and Saskatchewan river basins, continue to receive average to above-average precipitation since July 2020.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser. Manitoba rivers and lakes basin conditions update Back to video
Fields in southern Manitoba remain essentially bare this winter.
Article continues below advertisement ↴
The Province says future snow and spring rain will determine Manitoba’s seasonal run-off and potential for high water situations this year.
According to the Manitoba Hydrologic Forecast Centre’s mid-January basin conditions assessment, drier than normal conditions remain for much of the southern and central Manitoba basins.
The Red, Souris, and Assiniboine river basins continue to receive below-average precipitation since August 2020. However, northern Manitoba basins, including the Churchill and Saskatchewan river basins, continue to receive average to above-average precipitation since July 2020.
“Our government continues to strengthen its’ efforts to protect Manitobans in response to high water events; to achieve that, we must always be prepared,” said Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler. “We will monitor watershed conditions closely despite low levels o