Flooding Reported on Rainy Lake and Lake of the Woods, High Water Levels Persist

LAKE OF THE WOODS, MN (trfnews.i234.me) Lake of the Woods is nearing record levels with some flooding as the flood fight continues to the east along Rainy Lake.
property owners on lake of the woods are becoming increasingly concerned about flooding as the lake surpassed 2014’s high water level last week and continues to the rise uh to the east at rainy lake residents of international falls are in a battle with rising waters in some places property damage has been significant governor tim walls called the national guard out to assist with sandbagging efforts there officials with the red cross disaster program have also responded to the area to provide support the water from the rainy lake flows down the rainy river into lake of the woods the norman dam at kenora is open but more water flowing into the lake from the east then out of it and may 30th report by lake of the woods control board warns of rising waters the current level of lake of the woods is 1062.5 feet over 95th percentile level for this time of the year according to the board the average lake level rose by 4 inches over the past week the lake level has risen above the 2014 peak the level of lake of the woods is expected to rise by approximately six to eight inches over the next seven days the rate depending on rainfall received monday and tuesday as a series of thunderstorms and showers pass through the region i’m Neil Berg reporting for page onepublications.com