Three of southwestern Saskatchewan's largest reservoirs have strong water levels despite the recent extreme heat.
According to the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA), most of the region's bodies of water are at normal or above-normal levels for this time of year.
Lake Diefenbaker is well above last year's peak by almost one and a half metres, currently sitting at 554.94 metres. The WSA said the higher levels were created from its winter plan to retain and store water in the lake. It's also been aided by heavy rainfalls in Alberta which has trickled down to southwestern Saskatchewan.
"This is in the normal summer operating range," a spokesperson for the WSA said in an email. "We expect to reach 555 metres later this week. The plan is to maintain the lake near 555 metres throughout the summer. Releases are expected to be held around 80 to 100 cubic metres per second for the next while."
Cypress Lake, located 20 kilometres north of Consul, has been holding consistent levels since the spring and is running at 975.2 metres. That mark is similar to last year's July numbers.
Duncairn Reservoir is also running around the same number as July of 2023, sitting at 807.55 metres.
"The heavy rain in May helped keep the reservoirs high," the WSA said. "During this time irrigation demands were also significantly less than normal contributing to water levels staying higher.
"Normal evaporation and additional precipitation will cause these levels to fluctuate over the summer months and WSA will continue to provide updates as conditions develop."