Water levels beginning to recede in Brandon, Man., city says

Levels in the Assiniboine River have slightly dipped in the City of Brandon following its peak earlier this week, the city said in a news release Tuesday.

Water levels are starting to decline in the flooded western Manitoba city of Brandon after peaking earlier this week. Levels in the Assiniboine River have dipped by slightly over three inches, almost eight centimetres, since the river’s crest, according to a news release shared by the City of Brandon. It provided the river levels at 1st Street as of Tuesday morning.

Get breaking National news The water was said to have “reached its peak overnight” by Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett at a flood update Monday. “While the river appears to have crested, levels, and flows will remain very high and the forecast could change quickly with any significant rain,” the city’s news release says. “Even as water levels begin to recede, these areas can remain unstable and hazardous.”

No evacuations have been ordered. The city said it is continuing to monitor the flood forecast and will provide updates as necessary. It declared a state of local emergency earlier this month after storms battered western Manitoba.