Sask. issues heavy spring runoff prediction

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Published: April 7, 2011

Very high runoff is now predicted for areas in east-central and southeastern Saskatchewan.A spring runoff forecast issued today by Saskatchewan Watershed Authority said the threat of above normal or well above normal runoff exists through most of the grain belt.However, the threat in the area east of a line through Wynyard and Regina, from Hudson Bay south to Weyburn, has been upgraded to very high.River levels are expected to peak at 1:25 year levels. This includes the Assiniboine River basin, and parts of the Qu’Appelle and Souris systems.

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Karen Briere

Karen Briere

Karen Briere grew up in Canora, Sask. where her family had a grain and cattle operation. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Regina and has spent more than 30 years covering agriculture from the Western Producer’s Regina bureau.

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