Monday, July 13, 2009

Water Levels

Outflow from the Norman Dam into the Winnipeg River has been reduced once again.

The Lake of the Woods Control Board says it cutback outlfow to 850cubic meters per second yesterday, down from 1000 cubic meters.

As a result of the reduction, water levels on the Winnipeg River arestarting to drop.

The river is down about two feet below the dam and is expected to dropanother two feet in the
next week or so.

Lake of the Woods also has seen a drop in water levels, with the lakedown about four inches over the last seven days.