I had considered including the uplift in this piece as a factor, but it was already a bit too complex. Yes, it is uplifting (at the northern end more than elsewhere, probably) because of rebound. This is not as much as up at Hudson Bay but it is a small factor … but a very small one.

Monado: Thanks for popping over from my other blog! Now, if I can get the other ten of my readers to do this, we’d have something going!

Wow. Filling the bags of water is interesting. Kind of ironic.

The latest thing is to fill heavy-duty plastic bags with water and use them as sandbags. That works only if the current is not too strong or if you can build some kind of framework to hold them in place. But it means a lot less trucking of sand and shovelling, and is easier on the environment.

Winnipeg has a massive river diversion around the city that has saved it from major flooding in the past and recently Duff’s Ditch has been doubled in capacity.