The latest flood outlook was released by the province late yesterday.

So far, it appears we're not looking at significant flooding along the Assiniboine River, or along Lake Manitoba.

Lake Manitoba Rehabilitation Committee Chair Tom Teichroeb says it's a wonderful feeling coming into spring with that kind of outlook.

"For quite a few years, now, there were so many springs after 2006 that seemed to get wetter and wetter, and always a challenge to navigate around those high waters. And so to have a forecast here this spring, that's a very good feeling to make sure that we're not dealing with those same issues once again."

Teichroeb says he's tempering his optimism with caution, recalling what happened in 2011 and 2014.

"For those folks who experienced both those years, I think that will be forever with us. And I would say that until at least we have some infrastructure that protects us from those kinds of catastrophes. But I think that's going to be a general statement with me, and I think with most producers who've experienced those catastrophic events until such time."

Here's what the report said about the Assiniboine and Lake Manitoba.

Northern and Northwest Regions
• Temperatures have generally been below freezing throughout the northern and northwest regions, with short periods of temperatures above 0 C.  Snowmelt and spring run-off have been minor and a larger melt and run-off are yet to come.
• The Saskatchewan River, Carrot River and the Saskatchewan portion of the Assiniboine River watersheds have substantial amounts of snow on the ground.
• Recorded winter precipitation in these areas is near normal to below normal, soil moisture before freeze-up was above normal and the run-off potential is expected to be near normal.
• Therefore, the flood risk in these regions is minor to moderate.
• Inflow into the Shellmouth Reservoir is forecast to be between 350,000 acre-ft. to 600,000 acre-ft. for lower and upper decile conditions respectively. The Shellmouth Liaison Committee members are regularly meeting to discuss and advise on the operation of the dam.

Lakes Forecast
• Most lakes are expected to be below the flood stage after the spring run-off.
• Most major lakes, including lakes Manitoba, Winnipegosis and St. Martin have not seen rises due to the spring run-off.  Most of the lakes are expected to be below flood stage after the spring run-off, except Whitewater Lake, which is already above the long-term normal level.
• Most of the lakes are still frozen and the effect of wind and ice pile up is negligible.