There are calls for more gauges to monitor water levels on Rainy Lake.
At a meeting in Fort Frances last night, the International Rainy Lake Board of Control was told levels in the North Arm of the Lake this summer reached near flooding conditions while staying normal elsewhere.
Engineering advisor Rick Cousins admits it is an issue for the board.
"We're always looking at trying to increase the gauging we have," says Cousins. "They all cost money and we have to look at the efficiency and effectiveness of additional gauging compared wit the other things we can do."
Cousins says lake levels this year were very unusual with both Rainy River and Namakan Lake experiencing both very low levels in the spring to near highs in July.
