Level of Lake of the Wood continues to drop

The level of Lake of the Woods declined slightly over the last week.

The Lake of the Woods Control Board says the average lake level declined slightly, by 1 cm over the seven days, and is expected to continue to decline by 3 to 5 cm over the next week.

The lake remains over the 95th percentile level for this time of year at 324.09 m (1063.3 ft), which is above the 2014 peak and below the record peak of 324.31 m (1064.0 ft), set in July of 1950.

As the level of the lake decreases, the level of the Winnipeg River immediately below the Norma Dam is expected to drop by about 3 cm over the next week with the level between Kenora and Minaki is anticipated to drop by about 1 to 2 cm over the next week.