Outflow Control Board

For the first time in more than a month, outflow from the NormanDam into the Winnipeg River has been reduced.

The Lake of the Woods Control Board says outflow has been reducedby about 80 cubic meters per second, as water levels on the lake continue to drop.

Lake levels went down almost three inches this past week, and expected to drop a similar amount over the next seven days.

As for the Winnipeg River, its expected to decrease by about eight inches over the next week with the reduction of outflows from the Norman Dam.