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The Liard River has broken at Fort Liard as spring breakup finally arrives after an unusually cold NWT winter.
The river broke over the weekend, the NWT government reported in a Monday update, and rubble ice is now moving at the Liard River’s mouth outside Fort Simpson.
On the Hay River, the GNWT says ice “remains intact but weakening” north of the Alberta border. Water levels near Hay River itself remain at record lows.
Mackenzie River ice is intact around Fort Simpson and “degrading thermally,” the GNWT stated. Some sections of open water are now visible.
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Though April was mostly an extension of the territory’s cold winter, above-average temperatures arrived in the Dehcho and parts of the South Slave last week, the GNWT noted.
“Temperatures are expected to remain near or slightly above average this week with no significant precipitation,” the territory added.
So far, no flood concerns have been noted for the NWT’s communities, where flood risk this year is said to be mostly average.
At the same time, the number of active wildfires – also a concern at this time of year – remains at zero.
