THUNDER BAY – The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority believes area waterway levels have peaked, despite more rain in the forecast.
In a release issued on Wednesday morning, the LRCA said between 3.6 millimetres and 5.6 millimetres of rain fell in the past 24 hours, with another five to 10 millimetres expected over the next two days.
High water levels will continue for an extended period of time, the LRCA’s Donna Blunt said in a flood outlook update.
High water lines mean the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway within the City of Thunder Bay continues to divert water, which it should keep doing for several days.
The flood outlook statement applies to Thunder Bay and surrounding municipalities of Neebing, Oliver Paipoonge and Shuniah and the townships of O’Connor, Conmee, Gilles and Dorion.
