Water levels on the Assiniboine River and shorelines may create unsafe conditions in the weeks to come as outflow from the Shellmouth dam is increased, Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure warns.
Levels along parts of the Assiniboine River are expected to increase in the next few days as the province releases water from the Shellmouth Reservoir to make room to gather spring runoff.
Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure s Hydrologic Forecast Centre has released the 2022 Manitoba Basins Fall Conditions Report, which indicates soil moisture levels at the time of freeze-up are near normal or below normal in most Manitoba basins.