Floods

This spring is going to see flooding again in Manitoba along the Assinboine River.

Are they preparing or are they going to wait until the last minute again?

Do any senior bureaucraps live on the flood plain? If not they are gonna wait until it is too late.

Actually some do yeah but for some reason I don't think foreknowledge will help with preparing.

Is it the same areas that flood every year?

Not every year but often enough to know better.

Is this a Public Service Announcment?

It's a public disservice announcement.

Vegas money says last minute. It's more exciting that way.

About twenty years ago I was transferred to Winnipeg for three years. Every year I was there, there was flooding
along the Assiniboine river. Just a little research told me that there is flooding pretty well every year along that river
in Winnipeg. If they didn't have flooding, what the hell would they talk about?

As long as the river flows north into winter, there'll be puddling until break-up

Reading the paper this morning the Okanagan and Kettle Valley snow pack is a
hundred and seventeen percent above what it normally is so if the rest of the
province features a quick thaw there will be trouble. Today for example it is cloudy
and plus 7 melting quickly, That is saying we could have an early spring in the hills
too and that is not good

We on Aether Island are happy water flows downhill. Feeling flush with happiness.

I think what we need here, Grumpy, is a few hot days, alternating with a couple of cool days until late June!

What we need here, is at least one day above 0C.

What you need is for me to come out there and drag your azzes up to Beaver Lake on the western plateau and do some trout hunting.


Nice, clean, oxygen rich water will make for some very agressive fish this yar.

It's -19C right now but the snow is still melting from the massive, hot, March sun.

So you won't be floating anywhere soon! -

The snowpack up on the farm is heavier than in 2010/11. The Assinboine is going to look like the Volga again.

In our area, according to Environment Canada, the average snowpack at the end of March is 6 cm. This year it is over 30 cm. This snowpack is equivalent to 30 000 cubic metres of meltwater per km^2, or for an area 100 km x 100 km, approximately 300 million cubic metres. Now, extrapolate for the Souris, Assiniboine, Red drainage areas...
Good-bye Winnipeg; loved those Eaton catalogues.

Our snow pack is 3ft compresed from just over 6ft....ISH and it's all heading to WPG.

Regina's 196 cm (over 6 feet) of snow a new record, weather guru says - Saskatchewan - CBC News

The Manitoba Navy is prepared.

There's a quick fix for that...............dig a ditch from the S. Saskatchewan to the Missouri and put a metre on it and send the Yanks a monthly bill. -

More of Saskatchewan threatened by spring flooding


A bigger chunk of Saskatchewan is now threatened by potential flooding.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) released its April spring runoff forecast Monday. It outlines how there was above normal precipitation in March.



“As a result, the potential size of the runoff area and the risk of flooding has indeed increased,” said minister responsible Ken Cheveldayoff.

Flooding is likely in the areas of Moose Jaw to Indian Head then south to Weyburn, and now from Saskatoon to North Battleford
extending north to Waskesiu Lake. A good majority of the rest of the province is expected to see at least above normal runoff.

The WSA’s John Fahlman said Moose Jaw and Regina can expect higher flows than in 2011.

Fahlman added the cold air that’s sticking around could cause problems down the road.

“It increases the risk of a high peak, of a very flashy runoff where the water comes all at once. It gets higher but it goes down quicker. The longer it stays cold, I would say the higher the risk of the high end peak estimates,” he said.

“To minimize that would be a few weeks of sort of a +10 C/-5 C type of environment.”

More controlled releases from the Rafferty, Alameda, and Boundary reservoirs have been made to make extra space available. A number of sandbags, barriers and pumps are ready to go as well.

“We feel right now we’re doing everything possible,” Cheveldayoff said.

The WSA recently launched a mobile website that gives users the most up-to-date information and advisories on lake levels and stream flows. Visit www.wsask.ca on a smartphone or tablet to access that mobile site. The full April spring runoff forecast can also be found there.

Edited by CJME's Karen Brownlee.


Bring it on already.

Hope you have your galoshes handy.

And Nomex gonch in case Hell comes instead of high-water.

Good idea. Don't wear the flannel! You'll drown!

First it has to melt. It's freakin -16C right now. At this rate I'll be ice fishing in June.

I know, I think spring is a myth. Like Santa Claus but less jolly.

We need the tinest Cat in the Hat to rev out and get rid of our snow and ice.