Another week of little change in the Lake Manitoba basin. The level of Lake Manitoba is down slightly on the week to 811.36 feet. Inflow from the Waterhen River fell to just 371 cfs. Inflow from the Whitemud River remains a trickle at 64 cfs. Outflow at Fairford rose slightly to 2,571 cfs. The gauge on Lake Winnipegosis is back online and registering 830.76 ft today. Flow on the Dauphin River is up from last week to 2,627 cfs. The level of Lake St. Martin is almost unchanged on the week at 799.41 feet. The flow on the Assiniboine is falling, registering 629 cfs at Holland and 816 cfs at Headingly. The level of the Shellmouth Reservoir is almost unchanged at 1395.57 feet.
River update
Time: 2:00 PM March 15, 2020
Portage Diversion: closed
Assiniboine at Holland: 629 cfs
Assiniboine at Headingly: 816 cfs
Waterhen: 371 cfs
Whitemud: 64 cfs
Fairford: 2,571 cfs
Dauphin: 2,627 cfs
Lake update
Time: 2:00 PM March 15, 2020
Steep Rock: 811.31 ft
Westbourne: 811.41 ft
Mean level Lake Manitoba: 811.36 ft
Lake Manitoba desired operating range: 810.5 to 812.5 ft
Lake St. Martin: 799.41 ft
Lake St. Martin desired operating range: 797.0 to 800.0 ft
Lake Winnipegosis: 830.76 ft
Shellmouth Reservoir: 1395.57 ft
Extracted from the Environment and Climate Change Canada Real-time Hydrometric Data web site (https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/mainmenu/real_time_data_index_e.html) on March 15, 2020
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