Selkirk, Man., bridge closed due to high water levels

The Selkirk Bridge is closed until further notice due to water from the Red River covering parts of Highway 204, the City of Selkirk said in a tweet Tuesday afternoon.

The city also tweeted later Tuesday that it is temporarily closing Selkirk Park, which sits on the Red River, as anadditional precautionary measure as it buildsa preventative dike at the park's boat launch.

Currently, the risk of flooding along the Red River is moderate, the city's website says.

Earlier Tuesday, the province of Manitoba issueda flood warning for the areas around Morris and St. Jean Baptiste, along withafloodwatchfrom Emerson to St. Jean, and from Morris to the Red River Floodway inlet, just south of Winnipeg.

Warnings areissued when riverlevels exceed, or are expected to exceed,floodstage within the next 24 hours. Awatch is issued whenlevels are approaching and likely to reachfloodstage, but not likely within the next 24 hours, the province says.

Water levels are expected to peak between Emerson and the Red River Floodway inlet between April 8 and 15.