▁relatively ▁nearby ▁weather ▁stations ▁located ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁such ▁as ▁Lund ar , ▁Man it oba ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁Mar qu ette , ▁Man it oba ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁moder ation ▁provided ▁by ▁Lake ▁Man it oba . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁and ▁early ▁winter ▁before ▁free ze - up ▁T win ▁L akes ▁Beach ▁also ▁experiences ▁periodic ▁lake - effect ▁snow . ▁Wind ▁coming ▁off ▁the ▁lake ▁also ▁tends ▁to ▁be ▁stronger ▁than ▁nearby ▁locations ▁due ▁to ▁less ▁resistance , ▁and ▁this ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁extreme ▁wind ch ills ▁and ▁snow ▁dr ifts ▁in ▁the ▁winter . ▁Data ▁is ▁from ▁Oak ▁Point ▁located ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁Data ▁is ▁also ▁provided ▁from ▁D elta ▁Beach ▁located ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south - west . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Flo oding ▁▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁wet ▁year ▁Man it oba ▁Water ▁Ste ward ship ▁forec asted ▁the ▁lake ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁forec ast ▁was ▁re vised ▁up wards ▁numerous ▁times ▁due ▁to ▁precip itation ▁and ▁the ▁extended ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Port age ▁D ivers ion ▁to ▁an ▁event ual ▁predicted ▁peak ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁well ▁above ▁the ▁reg ulated ▁range ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁flo od ▁stage ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July . ▁This ▁was ▁higher ▁than ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁prior ▁to ▁reg ulation , ▁when ▁the