Take a wide berth of the Gardiner Dam spillway at Lake Diefenbaker.
That’s the advice from the Water Security Agency, which is urging boaters and the general public to heed the safety signage and protective buoys.
A news release from the WSA says with the good weather on the weekend, there was a lot of activity on the lake.
If boaters ignore the signage and pass the protective log boom into the inlet channel, the boat may not be able to escape the current and could be drawn into the spillway structure.
For those not on the water, the WSA asks not to leave the roadway and directly approach the spillway by going down the embankment or standing along the wing walls.
There is increased risk because of the strong outflow, and the WSA may have to release more water in the future, increasing the risk further.