Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre reports the outflow from the Shellmouth Reservoir will be increasing to keep up with the early melt.
The increase in outflow will start to raise water levels on the Assiniboine river.
At the end of the final increase on March 18, water levels on the Assiniboine River will rise by up to two and half feet between the Shellmouth Dam and Russell, one to one and half feet near Brandon.
The current outflow is 500 cubic feet per second. The outflow will be increased in two stages with an increase to 700 cfs today, and a further increase to 1,000 cfs on March 18.
The province will continue to monitor conditions in the upper Assiniboine River as well as downstream river levels as the erratic weather continues.
