Water Management Update

LOW WATER LEVEL ADVISORY

The TSW has issued this advisory for the navigation channels and not necessarily the reservoir lakes. All the dams are at their winter set levels and there is no indication that that is going to change. Having said this with little to no rain there will continue to be water loss and lower than normal […]

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Gull River Reduced Flow Warning from TSW

Flow reductions on the Gull River

Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site

September 12, 2025 – Haliburton, Ontario – Parks Canada is advising the public that flow reductions are currently taking place on the Gull River between Moore Lake (Elliot Falls Dam) and Coboconk Dam. These reductions are being carried out to conduct maintenance work at the control structures.

As […]

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PROPERTY OWNERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF UNUSUALLY LOW WATER LEVELS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY

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PROPERTY OWNERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF UNUSUALLY LOW WATER LEVELS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY 

Water Levels through out the reservoir area are very low for the date. In most cases our levels are what we would expect in early to mid-September. […]

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Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – August 6, 2025

— The following is a release from the Trent Severn Waterway and Parks Canada —

Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – August 6, 2025

Parks Canada’s water management team continues to actively monitor water levels, flows, and weather forecasts across the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site. These factors are used to determine dam operations on […]

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Reservoir Levels Dropping Fast; Property Owners Should Be Attentive

We are experiencing significant rates of drawdown on the reservoir lakes, and in many cases, these reduced levels are several weeks ahead of normal. The TSW Water Management Team has reduced the flows downstream in the system to reduce the demand from the reservoirs however, the reservoir drawdown rate remains significant.

This means that property owners […]

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Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – May 28, 2025

— The following is a release by Trent Severn Waterway, Parks Canada —

 

Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – May 28, 2025

Parks Canada’s water management team continues to actively monitor water levels, flows, and weather forecasts across the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site. These factors are used to determine dam operations on a daily […]

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Trent Severn Waterway – High water levels and flows close part of the system

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What this could mean for the reservoir lakes:

With hazardously high water levels we can expect that the water management strategy will be to keep as much water in the reservoirs as possible until they can normalize the flows downstream. Lakes that are over their high water norms can be expected to stay high, and those […]

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Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – May 22, 2025

There are indications that the water levels and flows have not peaked yet in some areas.

 

— The following is a release from Trent Severn Waterway and Parks Canada —

 

Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – May 22, 2025

Parks Canada’s water management team continues to actively monitor water levels, flows, and weather forecasts across the […]

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