It looks like it will be a dry spring in the Moose Jaw area.
On Mar. 5 the Water Security Agency (WSA) released the March spring runoff outlook. Below normal spring runoff is expected for much of the province. In particular, the WSA says the Moose Jaw area will face the driest conditions.
As a result, this may put a strain on agricultural water supplies, unless the area receives sufficient moisture this spring. Given the potential for precipitation in March and April, the WSA says this outlook may improve.
Only the far northwest and extreme southeast and southwest corners of the province are projected to have near or above normal runoffs. A small portion of Saskatchewan is expected to have a higher than normal runoff.
Snowmelt runoff is influenced by fall soil moisture, storage conditions, winter precipitation accumulations, and weather during the spring melt. Below average snowfall this year has decreased runoff potential.
Water supplies from the province’s major reservoirs are expected to be adequate in 2020.
Desirable summer operating levels are also expected at most recreational lakes within the province in 2020.
