News - Flooding

The Portage Diversion is operating for management of ice on the lower Assiniboine River. Channel flows may reach 2,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) in the next 24 hours.

A high water advisory is issued for the Assiniboine River, from St-Lazare to Portage la Prairie due to the potential for ice jams and associated flooding.

The province reports that there are no flood warnings, watches or high water advisories in effect in Manitoba at this time.

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre has issued an update regarding flows and levels in the Red River Valley and the Winnipeg River Basin as a result of significant snowfall in those areas including recent storms in North Dakota and Minnesota.

The Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Hydrologic Forecast Centre’s second 2014 spring flood outlook suggests the potential for spring flooding is near normal in most areas of Manitoba.

Just as spring is around the corner, representatives from the federal and provincial governments gathered in Winnipeg to learn more about the efficiency of the recently completed Red River Floodway Expansion Project.

The Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Hydrologic Forecast Centre’s preliminary 2014 spring flood outlook suggests, without additional significant precipitation between now and the spring thaw, the potential for a spring flood is below or near normal in most areas.

The province has set aside $100 million in 2013-14 as part of negotiations toward a comprehensive final settlement package that would address all past and future claims related to the operation of the Fairford River Water Control Structure that flows into Lake St. Martin.

The 2014 ice-jam mitigation program is underway as the Amphibex icebreaking team is at work on thick Red River ice north of Selkirk.

The lower campground at Kiche Manitou campground at Spruce Woods Provincial Park is once again open after repairs to damage caused by flooding in 2011.