Shellmouth Reservoir prepped for spring runoff
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This article was published 13/12/2024 (278 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
In an advisory issued on Thursday evening, Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure said it has boosted outflows from the Shellmouth Reservoir as part of normal operations and in preparation for spring runoff from the upper Assiniboine River.
Water from the reservoir, which is located on the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border west of Roblin, flows into the upper Assiniboine River. The water eventually flows through Brandon and into Winnipeg, where the Assiniboine meets the Red River at The Forks. The Shellmouth Dam was built in 1971 on the Assiniboine River and controls the water flow of the river.
The press release pegged the current outflow at 240 cubic feet per second (cfs), which was doubled to 500 cfs on Thursday, and will be raised further to 700 cfs on Friday. The additional outflows will result in a one-and-a-half to two-foot level increase in the Assiniboine River from Shellmouth to Russell, and a one to one-and-a-half foot increase from Russell to Brandon. The higher levels will diminish as the river reaches Winnipeg, the press release noted.
Water from the swollen Assiniboine River floods low-lying areas bordering the riverbanks in Brandon. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
The province said it will continue to monitor conditions for the upper Assiniboine River, as well the downstream river levels.
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