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Officials have alerted that The Assiniboine River is expected to flow record high levels due to it being full of plants. According to flood forecasters, residents of areas east of Portage la Prairie, Man., should dike for flood levels of 2011 plus one foot, and another two feet of freeboard to deal with waves.
In his remarks, provincial flood analyst Steve Topping stated that “what we’re finding is the Asssiniboine River efficiency is not as good as it was in 2011 due to vegetative foliage in the river.” Topping has found that the faster the river flows, the more effect on the volume of the river that extra foliage is having. He revealed that “we are experiencing extremely high flows on the Assiniboine River. Record levels.” Calculations show that the crest in Russell, Man., 340 km northwest of Winnipeg, is anticipated to be four feet higher than in 2011. Whereas several other places, including St. Lazare, Man., are predicted to have crest one foot higher than 2011 hence it is advised to improve dikes.
Currently, the river is rushing east to Portage la Prairie, Man., where it’s expected to crest below 2011 levels till early July 9. Thereafter, the 18,000 cubic feet per second of water is anticipated to rush east and hit Winnipeg’s bedroom communities almost around 24 hours later. Emergency Measures Organization Minister, Steve Ashton, alleged that the next 48-72 hours would critical and so “we’re mobilizing to minimize the impacts on people.” Ashton added that “we realize this is a flood, but it’s very much about its impact on people.”
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