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Significant Rainfall over the Trent Basin has Allowed Drawdown to be Reduced

The water level forecast for August 22nd for extreme drawdown on many reservoirs is no longer valid following significant rainfall.

The CEWF Executive Committee met with Trent-Severn Waterway (TSW) officials on Monday this week to review the water level management situation. The heavy rainfall received […]

Kawartha Lakes and the Lower Trent experiencing the most severe drought Conditions in Ontario – click here
 
This new article from The Weather Network documents that the Kawartha Lakes and The Lower Trent Basin are experiencing the most severe drought conditions in Ontario. Note That Peterborough is experiencing its driest summer since 1914 […]

 
Reservoir water levels projected to drop sharply. For the full forecast click here
 
The extreme heat causing high evaporation rates and a near total lack of precipitation has led to a worsening of the drought conditions over the Trent Basin. Water is now being drawn from across the reservoirs to maintain only minimum […]

Water Level Forecast – click here

As the extreme drought over the Trent Basin continues with no real relief in the forecast, the drawdown of the reservoirs is accelerating. All of the Central Lakes (Mississagua, Anstruther, Crystal, Jack's and Eels Lakes), and most of the largest lakes in the Gull and Burnt Basins […]

A good piece from The Weather Network describing the severity of the current drought conditions. " Due to one of the driest growing seasons so far on record, drought conditions are spreading through southern Ontario, and the situation is growing worse as we see little rain in the forecast."

To read the full article –

The water level forecast for the TSW reservoirs for the period July 25th to August 8th has now been posted by Parks Canada.
 
CEWF has learned from Parks Canada the the drought conditions over the Kawartha Lakes and further south in the Trent Basin have intensified over the last two weeks. All three of the Conservation […]

To view the July 18 TSW two-week water level forecast - click here

(to view the Parks Canada website - click here)

On July 7th, Parks Canada posted a new Water Management Update for the entire Trent Basin. It is clear that the extreme dry conditions since mid-April have caused TSW to conserve water throughout the basin and operate the system at minimum flows. It has also resulted in lower than normal levels for this date on […]

TSW has begun its annual posting of forecasted water levels. Water levels are low this year, and are being managed very carefully. More information will be posted as it is available.

To view the July 4 TSW two-week water level forecast - click here

(to view the Parks Canada website - click here)

Government of Canada Announces $270 Million for Capital Works in the Trent-Severn Waterway (TSW) including in the Reservoir Area

On Sunday June 26th the Government announced $270 Million in project funding for the repair, rehabilitation and replacement of Capital works in the TSW including projects in the reservoir area. CEWF was represented at the announcement by […]