Lac La Ronge expected to drop by six inches in coming months
Lac La Ronge is expected to fall only 0.15 metres between now and winter freeze up.
That’s according to Water Security Agency spokesperson Patrick Boyle, who said the record-breaking year was largely due to large amounts of rain which fell in the Churchill River Basin including La Ronge. The current elevation is 364.94 m and the observed peak of 364.95 m was maintained between Aug. 10 to 30.
“It never goes out as fast as it goes in,” Boyle said about water entering Lac La Ronge. “It takes some time because if you look at the system, everything is surcharged and flooded. It takes a while to work its way through and actually see a decline.”
Boyle anticipates levels to remain high for the next couple months and it could even increase if there is a major weather event bringing more precipitation. Going into freeze up, he said residents should expect a similar experience to what occurred back in 2011.