SASKATOON – The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA) is says the recent rainfall has caused Anglin Lake to reach a record level and will cause downstream flooding.
The high water levels at the lake north of Prince Albert are due to the above normal spring runoff combined with recent rainfall.
On Saturday, WSA opened the dam on Anglin Lake to mitigate the impacts of recent rainfall and protect the dam’s structure.
With water releasing from the dam, there will be high stream flows and water levels on the Little Red River which drains into the North Saskatchewan River.
WSA says flooding of municipal infrastructure like bridge crossings and roads is expected. Downstream municipalities and First Nations have been notified.
The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure will be monitoring levels at the Highway 2 bridge which sits overtop of Little Red River. Highway 2 in the RM of Prince Albert has been dealing with spring runoff and at one point the road was under 40 inches of water.
An engineering firm was hired to assess the situation and pumps were expected solve the issue in four to six weeks depending on weather conditions.
As of Thursday, WSA indicated that water was down to 25 inches but Environment Canada said combined rainfall totals for Thursday and Friday came to nearly 6 cm in P.A.
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