REGINA – Flood watchers are predicting near normal runoff for most of the southern half of Saskatchewan this spring.
The province’s Water Security Agency says in its February forecast that areas north of Cold Lake, La Ronge and Creighton can expect below-normal runoff.
Scott Moe, the minister responsible for the agency, says in a release that most of the province was saturated going into the winter, but warm temperatures last month helped to reduce the snowpack.
The agency points out that the forecast has the potential to change in the months ahead.
It says while below-normal snowfall and a slower melt would result in reduced runoff, above-normal precipitation and a rapid melt could bring about high runoff and potential flooding.
Updated agency forecasts are expected in March and April.
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