A fairly dry winter has the Water Security Agency (WSA) predicting a below-normal spring runoff for most of Saskatchewan, including Moose Jaw and area.
The WSA released their March spring runoff outlook last week. Patrick Boyle, a spokesperson for the agency, explains how they came to this prediction.
“What we’ve seen really is that a lot of the snowfall just hasn’t materialized this winter and it was quite wet in the fall and that was balanced out by the lack of snowfall this winter so far,” Boyle said.
The agency is predicting that the extreme southeast, extreme southwest and northwest part of the province could see near to about-normal runoffs.
“There is a band from Leader to Luck Lake down to Moose Jaw to the edge of Weyburn that is well below normal,” Boyle said.
“We are looking at a few areas that could be above normal and that’s looking at the southwest corner of Val Marie, Eastend, Cypress Hills, in that pocket, and Estevan and the extreme southeast.”
Boyle added that water supply issues for livestock could become an issue in the drier areas.
“Having said that, we could see more precipitation here in March and April that could change that picture and bring us back into a more normal spring runoff,” he said.
Sat, May 4, 5:13 PM
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