There doesn't appear to be much of a flood threat this spring along two of the Red River's major tributaries.

While major flooding along the Red is almost a certainty this year, the same can't be said for the Roseau and Pembina Rivers, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Gust.

Gust said neither one of those rivers has exceptionally large runoff expectations.

"On the Pembina River in Manitoba, most of that area was still dealing with a little bit of drought through the late fall. So, it is snow-packed in the somewhat drier soils and there's some hope that the soils will be able to take up some of that moisture before it makes it into the river itself."

The situation on the Roseau River is similar, where dry soil conditions are likely to soak up some of the snowmelt. There was also less of the heavy, wet snow along the Roseau overall this winter.

"The Roseau River drain, however, did pick up some of that heavier, wetter snow last week, but none of that made it into the Pembina River basin to any degree."

That assessment matches what the Manitoba's flood forecast centre is predicting along both of those river basins, where favourable weather this month and into April will result in a low risk of flooding. Normal weather conditions will result in moderate flooding.