Water levels in the Rainy Lake basin are holding their own, despite this summer's hot and dry weather conditions.
Rick Cousins, an engineering advisor to the International Rainy Lake Board of Control, says even with heavy rainfalls in early July, water levels have stayed within acceptable levels.
"Outflows were increased somewhat due to that," says Cousins, "but the levels on both Namakan and Rainy Lakes were maintained pretty closes to the middle of the International Joint Commission rule curve bands."
Cousins doesn't expect much change heading into the fall.
