Hundreds of creeks and rivers carry water across the Prairies every day but it's man-made trenches in Saskatchewan that lead to the Manitoba border that have many upset.

One family in Tilston, Man. suspects the trenches are to blame for nearly washing away their farm four weeks ago.

Vicki Murray tried to save her family’s farm.

"It came too fast. Nobody had any idea it was going to come that fast," Murray said.

Saskatchewan farmer Bernard Bauche admits he builds trenches to protect his crops, but said he's not to blame for all the water in Manitoba.

He said his ditches are legal and what the water does after it leaves his province is out of anyone's control

The Water Security Agency of Saskatchewan said there's an approval process in place before anyone can build a trench, but can't tell CTV if the ditches near the border now are legal or not.

Bauche said his trenches send water into the Gainsborough River. A southern Saskatchewan town with the same name experienced some of the worst flooding in its history and is still trying to recover.

While water levels have dropped on both sides of the border, the stress on Manitoba farmers like Scott Anderson hasn't.

"People are losing their frustrations, I don't know what could happen but when people are under pressure bad things could happen," Anderson said.

"What they need is their province to step up and lead them out of this,” said Debbie McMechan, a councillor with the RM of Edward.

McMechan said it's time Manitoba acted and fast. She said the government is well aware of the conflict and the rising tensions.

"That, to me when I see that, is the absence of leadership. When people are pointing the finger at each other, they're doing it out of desperation," McMechan concluded.

The province says it's working with farmers and area leaders from Manitoba and Saskatchewan to mitigate any future issues caused by flooding.

Farmers and local leaders say they have yet to be included in the discussions.

The Manitoba government said it's currently investigating three or four complaints of illegal trenching in the province.

The Saskatchewan government says it has 83 complaints and is currently investigating 15.

Complaints from Manitoba are not accepted by Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency.