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10TuesdayJuly92013Toregisterforthecampsformsandinformationcanbefoundatnorthernyouth.caortaigacamp.comNorthernYouthCampsincludingTaigaCampsareopenLandbasedTaigaAdventureCampFortMcPhersonFemales12-17TaigaAdventureCampCanoeTripFemales13-17NorthernYouthCanoeTripYellowknifeMalesFemales13-17NorthernYouthCanoeTripYellowknifeMalesFemales13-17July510July1727August59August1216ContactJennyatjennynorthernyouth.ca867873-4891northernyouth.caEnvironmentWaterByRENEFRANCOEURWhilecleanupafterrecentmajorfloodinginAlbertacontinuesNorthernersdonothavemuchtofearwhenitcomestoriverlevelsintheNorthwestTerritoriessaidaYellowkniferepresentativefromtheWaterResourcesDivisionofthefederaldepart-mentofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopment.PrettymuchacrosstheTerritorieswerealittlebitbelownormalforthistimeofyeardependingonwhereyouare.Wereonaverageabout10-20cmbelownormalintheYellowknifeandNorthSlaveareaandabout20-30cmbelownormalintheDehchoareaBobReidheadofwaterman-agementandplanningwiththedivisiontoldTheJournal.GreatSlaveLakeis10cmaboveaveragebutReidsaidthatislargelyaresultofthehigherlevelsinnorthernAl-bertasAthabascaandPeaceRiverswhichdrainintotheSlaveRiver.SomeriverlevelsarealsoupafteralargerainstormslammedintothelowerpartoftheMack-enzieValleymidlastweek.Thatstormdroppedapileofwaterandtheriverstherehaveallcomeupinsomecases50-60cmReidsaid.SimilarlyinriversnorthofInuvikwaterlevelscameup80cmandonegaugerecordedthelevelcameupjustoverametreonJuly4.ButitsnotanoutoftheordinaryrecordingduetolastweekspersistentrainincertainareasReidsaid.TheMackenzieRiveraroundNormanWellsandFortGoodHopeisalsoup30cmfromrain-nowherenearashighasitcangetinthespringReidsaidbutitsstillabigpulseofwatermov-ingthroughthererightnow.Thispulsewilldislodgedriftwoodalongthebanksandsedimentcarryingitdownriverhenoted.Whilethedivisiondoesnotspe-cializeinoodingforecastsReidsaidthereislittlecausetoworry.MostoodingconcernintheNWTcomesfromicebreakupinthespring...Itsforecastedwaterlevelswillstarttoleveloffoverthenextweekhesaid.Everythingthatsgoingoniscompletelynormal.NWTwaterlevelslargelybelownormalHeavyrainfallinsomeareasresultinginswellingriversPhotoFortSimpsonChamberofCommerceTheMackenzieRivershownhereinapeacefulsummerphotofrom2010isexperiencinghighwaterlevelsafterheavyrainstormslastweek.