Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation reports the ice cover on rivers and lakes in southern Manitoba is thinning and subject to shifting and pileup on shorelines.
People are reminded to stay off until the ice has melted.
Depending on locations in the province and regional weather influences:
- Ice may take several days or more to fully break up and dissipate.
- This includes large lakes such as Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba.
- River ice can vary in thickness due to factors such as water turbulence beneath the ice and outflows from water treatment plants. Ice may be unsafe in some sections although surrounding ice may appear safe.
- Winds have pushed ice onto the shoreline along areas Lake Manitoba.
Today’s level of 812.52 feet above sea level, is 2.1 ft. below natural levels as a result of draw down from the Fairford Diversion.
Warnings and Advisories
Risk of shoreline ice pileup on windward shores:
- Lake Manitoba,
- Lake Winnipeg south basin,
- Lake Winnipegosis south basin, and
Dauphin Lake
Manitoba Hydro has advised the citizens of Thompson and the surrounding area of potential high water levels on the Burntwood River.
Levels may rise between one and three feet very quickly over a 24-hour period.
Residents should exercise caution along the Burntwood River shoreline and stay off the river ice.
A flood warning is in place along the Assiniboine River from the Shellmouth Dam to Portage la Prairie due to high flows.
A flood watch is in place for:
- All points along the Carrot River due to high flows.
A high water advisory is in place for:
- All points along the Little Saskatchewan River due to high flows.
- Brereton, Nutimik, Falcon, West Hawk and Caddy lakes within the Whiteshell Provincial Park.
- Dauphin Lake.
