River peak passes the Battlefords with no damage reported
A surge in the North Saskatchewan River is on its way to Prince Albert, after peaking in the Battlefords with no reports of flooding.
Patrick Boyle, a spokesperson with the Water Security Agency said the level rose as expected by just over two metres, between late Sunday, Aug. 28 or early Monday, Aug. 29. The flow in the river was pushed higher by heavy rain approximately one week earlier in western Alberta.
“It kind of came in where we thought things would,” Boyle said. “No real impact out other than just a brief increase, and rare for this time of year.”
Boyle added as of noon on Monday the level is slowly on its way down.