Most communities along the Red River are feeling relieved about the results of this year's spring flood season.

The river crested at Emerson on the weekend and the peak is moving through the RM of Morris today.

Emerson-Franklin Municipal Emergency Coordinator Bill Spanjer described this year's crest as uneventful. "We were well prepared in the municipality for anything that came and it was a pleasant surprise when we crested without too many issues. Now the waters have started moving north and holding steady and we should begin to see the river settling down here in the next few days."

The Red peaked at Emerson on Saturday, April 18 at 788.9 feet, which is just under the 2006 mark of 789.5 feet. The river crest has gradually dropped as it has moved northward.

Spanjer admits there will likely be some infrastructure damage as a number of rural roads in the municipality have been impacted by the high water.

The reeve for the RM of Morris feels his municipality was able to dodge a bullet for the second year in a row. Ralph Groening says a slow melt and very little precipitation this spring were key to avoiding a major flood event. "It was part of what saved us from higher water levels. We had waters from the west that came through earlier and so we were able to escape another potential flood event and now we can move on to other challenges."

Groening doesn't anticipate any major damage to infrastructure from this year's flood waters.