Higher river flows expected, city unaffected
The North Saskatchewan River will be higher and moving faster through Prince Albert by the end of the week, but these increased flows will likely not impact on the city.
The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority is predicting flows of 2,000 cubic meters per second which will cause the river to rise by as much as two and-a-half meters. The extra water is the result of heavy rains upstream in Alberta.
Those flows are already arriving, but the peak won’t be seen until Friday or Saturday, said Dale Hjertass with the watershed authority.
“It’s not a big issue for us at this point,” said Alain Trudell, public works operations manager for the City of Prince Albert.