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No significant flooding expected in Sask during spring runoff

Mar 9, 2023 | 1:38pm

The Saskatchewan spring run-off forecast does not anticipate any flood related issues this year. Patrick Boyle with the Water Security Agency says there is a wide variation in water run-off potential across the southern grainbelt, ranging from below to above normal runoff. Boyle says much of the southwestern grainbelt will have below normal runoff but […]

Preliminary spring runoff outlook shows no flooding in Sask grainbelt

Feb 9, 2023 | 1:28pm

The preliminary water security agency spring outlook shows most of southern Saskatchewan with below normal snowmelt runoff potential. The central areas, with above normal snowpack, can expect an above normal snowmelt, with near normal conditions for the far north. No flooding is expected. Agriculture minister David Marit says parts of western Saskatchewan need more moisture. […]

spring runoff update says better than expected runoff in southwest part of the province

May 10, 2022 | 11:07am

The latest update on spring runoff in Saskatchewan says the dry southwest saw higher than expected runoff this spring, with some late winter storms improving moisture and water supply conditions. Runoff in the southwest was still below normal. Water levels in Lake Diefenbaker have improved with the spring melt but remain below normal. The Water […]

Water Security Agency says Sask spring runoff higher than expected

Apr 8, 2022 | 10:18am

  The latest report from the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency says there is higher than expected spring runoff. The agency says the extra water is helping to refill many of the reservoirs that were very low following last summer’s extended period of high heat and limited precipitation. The runoff began in mid-March in the southwest […]

Sask runoff forecast for spring sees mostly normal to below normal in southern grainbelt

Mar 11, 2022 | 5:48am

The spring runoff forecast for Saskatchewan sees below to well below normal runoff for much of the southern grainbelt. The Water Security agency says many areas went into winter drier than normal and despite significant snowfall runoff will be normal to below normal. Only areas in the south east of Moose Jaw are forecast to […]

Water Security Agency runoff forecast sees mostly below normal in southern grainbelt

Feb 9, 2022 | 5:53am

The latest Water Security Agency runoff forecast shows varying conditions across Saskatchewan this spring. The preliminary outlook shows most of southern Saskatchewan with below normal snowmelt runoff potential. The central areas, with above normal snowpack, can expect an above normal snowmelt response. However, flooding is not expected. For the south, one exception to the below […]

Latest spring run-off forecast in Sask to be average or below average

Dec 22, 2021 | 2:07pm

Parts of central and northern Saskatchewan could be in for more precipitation than normal this winter. However, the Water Security Agency predicts spring runoff will be average, or even below average, in the spring. The predictions are contained in the Agency’s 2021 Conditions at Freeze-up Report. The report says soil moisture conditions in most agricultural […]

Federal-provincial governments provide support to cow-calf producers to protect surface water

Jul 14, 2021 | 1:23pm

The federal and provincial governments have announced a support program for Saskatchewan livestock producers for run-off control measures. The executive director of the programs branch of the Saskatchewan ministry of Agriculture, Mark Anderson, says the program will provide up to 75 percent of project costs, to a maximum of 15 thousand dollars. The program is […]

Much of Southern Sask to receive below normal runoff this spring

Mar 4, 2021 | 11:07am

  The latest Water Security Agency runoff forecast shows below normal runoff along a band encompassing Regina, Swift Current and North Battleford. Most of the far south including Assiniboia, Estevan and Weyburn are anticipated to receive well below normal runoff. Conditions over southcentral and southeastern areas, particularly east of Highway 4 and south of the […]

Spring forecast calls for below normal runoff in most of Sask

Mar 5, 2020 | 2:17pm

  Most of the Saskatchewan grainbelt is facing a below normal spring runoff. Patrick Boyle with the Water Security Agency says runoff is forecast to be below normal because of low winter snowfall. He says runoff may be normal to above normal in the far northwest and extreme southwest and southeast corners of the grainbelt. […]

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