Water levels are going up on the Assiniboine River as outflows from the Shellmouth Reservoir are increased by another 500 cubic feet per second.
The Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation says this will bring outflows up to 3,500 cfs.
The province says the higher outflows will result in some overbank flooding along the upper Assiniboine River and will result in some flooding of low-lying agricultural land between the reservoir and St. Lazare.
This will result in some overbank flooding along the upper Assiniboine River and some flooding of low-lying agricultural land between the reservoir and St. Lazare.
The province says increasing outflows now will preserve storage space on the reservoir for the growing season.
