Red River to crest in city Friday
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This article was published 24/04/2023 (948 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Red River is expected to crest in Winnipeg Friday.
The provincial Hydrologic Forecast Centre reported on Monday it expects water levels on the Red River to rise to its peak Friday and stay at that level until May 4, before beginning to drop.
The river south of the floodway, in St. Norbert, is expected to peak on April 28 and begin receding after May 2.
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The provincial Hydrologic Forecast Centre reported on Monday it expects water levels on the Red River to rise to its peak Friday and stay at that level until May 4, before beginning to drop.
The centre also says while other major rivers, including the Assiniboine and Souris, are all high, most tributaries have either peaked or are about to peak.
It says it is watching a weather system forecast to bring up to 15 millimetres of precipitation to central and western Manitoba, Wednesday and Thursday, which could affected rivers in the Interlake and Parkland regions, the upper Assiniboine River basin, and the Saskatchewan River basin.
The centre warned people in western and southwestern parts of the province that overland flooding could occur as the snow melts. There is a lot of snow cover from a recent storm.
—Staff
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Kevin Rollason is a general assignment reporter at the Free Press. He graduated from Western University with a Masters of Journalism in 1985 and worked at the Winnipeg Sun until 1988, when he joined the Free Press. He has served as the Free Press’s city hall and law courts reporter and has won several awards, including a National Newspaper Award. Read more about Kevin.
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