Emergency management officials say agricultural land is under water as flows from Alberta on the South Saskatchewan River head east.
Duane McKay, emergency management commissioner, said Wednesday that farmers near Estuary, Sask., have reported a significant amount of flooded land.
“Some of this land is either crop or pasture land for cattle,” McKay said. “We’re monitoring those situations as they come in.”
He said there is some indication that homes in the area could flood, and officials are dealing with those calls as they come in.
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“Also we’ll be working with (Saskatchewan agriculture) as well to make sure any cattle that become isolated don’t become stressed as a result of lack of food or ability to move around,” McKay said. “That’s the beginning of the impacts we’re seeing in those areas.”
He added that people experiencing flooded agricultural land in the Moon Lake area downstream of Gardiner Dam as a result of releases from Lake Diefenbaker aren’t happy about the situation.
On the North Saskatchewan River, people in North Battleford spent all Tuesday night constructing a berm to protect one of the city’s water treatment facilities. The river is expected to peak there today and in Prince Albert tomorrow.
Prince Albert has begun sandbagging in some areas as the water is expected to go up several metres.
