The weather is warming and the rivers are springing to life. The gauge level of Lake Manitoba is up to 811.51 feet but that is almost certainly wrong: the Westbourne gauge has risen sharply in the last couple of days and is likely reading too high. The real level is probably closer to last week’s 811.33 feet. Inflow from the Waterhen River is starting to rise reaching 396 cfs: that will soon start rising more quickly as the ice clears. The Whitemud River is now flowing again, jumping to 738 cfs this week. Outflow at Fairford is down slightly to 2,373 cfs. The gauge on Lake Winnipegosis is registering 830.94 ft. Flow on the Dauphin River is up from last week to 2,956 cfs. The level of Lake St. Martin has risen slightly to 799.43 feet. The flow on the Assiniboine has jumped to 2,112 cfs at Holland and 992 cfs at Headingly. The level of the Shellmouth Reservoir is up to at 1395.68 feet.
River update
Time: 9:00 AM March 29, 2020
Portage Diversion: closed
Assiniboine at Holland: 2,112 cfs
Assiniboine at Headingly: 992 cfs
Waterhen: 396 cfs
Whitemud: 738 cfs
Fairford: 2,373 cfs
Dauphin: 2,956 cfs
Lake update
Time: 9:00 AM March 29, 2020
Steep Rock: 811.25 ft
Westbourne: 811.77 ft
Mean level Lake Manitoba: 811.51 ft
Lake Manitoba desired operating range: 810.5 to 812.5 ft
Lake St. Martin: 799.43 ft
Lake St. Martin desired operating range: 797.0 to 800.0 ft
Lake Winnipegosis: 830.94 ft
Shellmouth Reservoir: 1395.68 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 29, 2020.
Association of Lake Manitoba Stakeholders 
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Have we been given any forecast on our province’s plans to open up the Portage diversion, given the heavy snowfall conditions experienced by the Red River drainage basin?
Aaron
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No word yet. We’re expecting a flood forecast from the Province this afternoon and I’ll post a link to that when I see it.
SF
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