Red River at St. Adolphe last week

Manitoba Infrastructure is reporting the Red River has crested in parts of Manitoba.

Since Sunday, the Red River at Emerson has dropped about half an inch. During that same period, it has climbed about five inches at Morris and four inches at Ste. Agathe.

At Ste. Agathe it hit 766.46 feet on Monday. By comparison, it reached 764.84 feet in 2019 and 771.29 feet in 2006.

There are still nine road closures in Ritchot. They are:

• LaSalle Bridge on Waverley,
• Crown Valley Road at Provincial Road 200,
• Courchaine Rd Between PR 200 and Turnbull Drive,
• Alarie Road Between PR 200 and Crystal Springs,
• Levesque Road at PR 305,
• Prefontaine Road from PR 200 to Sood,
• Meyers Road from PR 200 to Red River,
• Twin Creek Road from PR 200 to Sood, and
• Prefontaine from Red River to PR 200.

According to Ritchot Mayor Chris Ewen, there have been eleven residences evacuated as of Saturday. Most of these are in the Howden area, with a couple of them south of St. Adolphe. Ewen notes all of the evacuations are the result of loss of road access.

Meanwhile, according to the National Weather Service, Pembina crested at 50.47 feet last night, which is about 13 inches above last year.