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Ice jam at Selkirk sees flood potential rise for lower Red River

Manitoba Flood Bulletin No. 1

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 30, 2017

Province of Manitoba – Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre reports flood watches for the Fisher River and Pipestone Creek due to potential ice jams and a flood warning for the lower Red River as ice jamming is in effect near Selkirk. Water levels are significantly increasing across much of southern Manitoba, particularly on the Red

With the arrival of warmer temperatures, creeks are beginning to open up and start to flow.

Weather

Warm February and spring flooding

This winter’s freeze-and-thaw cycles have created snowpacks of solid ice

By Daniel Bezte March 28, 2017

I have a few thing to cover in this article. First of all, where did all the snow go from the big blizzard that hit western Manitoba? I was lucky enough to head out with my school for a couple of days of skiing at Asessippi last week and I was scratching my head trying

Crops, Weather

Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 7, 2017

CNS Canada –– Road closures across most of western Manitoba due to a late-winter storm are likely only the start of the headaches to come, as flooding and/or late seeding may be a reality in many areas this spring. Meteorologist Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City said he was optimistic on moisture

Local news, Weather

Flood risk persists across most of Manitoba

The Red, Souris, Pembina, Roseau and Lower Assiniboine rivers and Whiteshell Lakes areas  are all at major risk of flooding, February 27 flood forecast report says

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 6, 2017

Manitobans have been told to prepare for flooding this spring with the risk of moderate to major flooding persisting in many areas of the province. “At this time, we encourage communities to continue with preparatory measures such as ensuring emergency protocols are in place,” Infrastructure Minister Blaine Pedersen said during the release of the first

Premier Stephen Harper and Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger examine flooded areas around Brandon in July 2014. (PMO photo by Jill Thompson)

Livestock, Weather

Major flood risks seen in southern Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 27, 2017

Areas of Manitoba are at moderate to major risk of flooding, according to the province’s first full flood outlook for the spring. Levels of future snowfall and/or rainfall, the timing and speed of snowmelt, and the runoff timing in Manitoba, the U.S., Saskatchewan and Ontario are still “key factors,” the provincial government said Monday in

Snow on farmland at Turtle Lake in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 14, 2016. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan snowpack points to below-normal runoff

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 9, 2017

Thanks to above-normal temperatures that drew down much of Saskatchewan’s snowpack in January, the province now sees “below normal runoff potential” in most areas outside the southeast. Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency on Thursday released its 2017 preliminary outlook for spring runoff, noting the province has another six to 10 weeks of possible snowpack development. The

Southwestern Manitoba is watching the weather warily as spring advances knowing the speed of the thaw and more precipitation may result in overland flooding again. Parts of southwestern Manitoba were among the hardest hit during flooding in 2014.

Local news, Weather

Southwest warily waits for spring

Communities gearing up to protect against  overland flooding as province flags elevated risk

By Lorraine Stevenson February 9, 2017

It’s too soon to tell if flooding will occur this spring, but heavy snowfall on saturated ground has communities in southwestern Manitoba watching the weather warily. Residents around Wawanesa had a reminder last week of what that combination can do — a 10-metre-high riverbank collapsed on the Souris River just south of the village January

Multiple flooding events in the Assiniboine River basin the past several years have seen crops losses increase in many jurisdictions.

Local news

MCDA updated on progress of Aquanty project

Conservation districts could one day use the program to run water-based scenarios in their jurisdictions

By Lorraine Stevenson January 9, 2017

It’s no crystal ball, but when a new computer modelling program now under development is complete, a much clearer picture how various flood and drought scenarios could impact the rural landscape will emerge. Delegates at last month’s Manitoba Conservation District Association annual convention heard more about how a new HydroGeoSphere model under construction will work

Farm land owner Boris Michaleski (left) and IMCD technician Aaron Kulbacki stand at one of two dry dam sites constructed earlier this year on Michaleski’s farm land to temporarily hold back water during peak flows.

Local news, Weather

Farm-based dry dams to help reduce downstream flooding

Intermountain Conservation District built two dry dams in 2016 on a  Keld-area farm that will hold water temporarily on farmland – the landowner sees gains from doing so

By Lorraine Stevenson December 19, 2016

Road washouts, soil erosion and other water-related damage are nothing new to any municipality, but some parts of Manitoba are especially vulnerable. Those living and farming around Riding Mountain National Park are all too familiar with the kind of havoc water rushing downstream creates. With the steepest slopes in the province in their region, Inter-Mountain

Canadian scientist Robert Sandford says there is an urgent need to address and adapt to climate change and its effects on the hydrological cycle.

News

Western Canada has crossed into an entirely new hydro-climatic cycle, scientist says

Climate change is accelerating hydrology at an even faster pace than earlier thought, making for rapid-fire change

By Lorraine Stevenson November 18, 2016

A Canadian scientist says those trying to protect farmland from future floods, and bolster local resilience against other extremes of hydrologic climate change must do so with a sense of urgency. “I hope you’ll see beyond urgency to the emergency we face if we do not act in a timely and effective manner to protect

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday

Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report

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Ice jam at Selkirk sees flood potential rise for lower Red River

Warm February and spring flooding

Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays

Flood risk persists across most of Manitoba

Major flood risks seen in southern Manitoba

Saskatchewan snowpack points to below-normal runoff

Southwest warily waits for spring

MCDA updated on progress of Aquanty project

Farm-based dry dams to help reduce downstream flooding

Western Canada has crossed into an entirely new hydro-climatic cycle, scientist says

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