Water Management Update

Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – March 21, 2025

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

 

Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – March 21, 2025

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

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High Levels, High Flows, and More Rain. TSW Water Level Management Update – Jul 11, 2024

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From CEWF:

Reservoir areas received 50mm or more of rain on Wednesday and Thursday. This meant that already high levels and flows increased somewhat but TSW staff were operating dams and were able to avoid extreme levels. They continue to work to rebalance levels and flows towards seasonal normals throughout the […]

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Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – June 19, 2023

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

Weather

Rainfall amounts for the month of May contributed to values that are less than 50-75 mm than the long-term mean. Recent […]

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TSW Water Level Management Update

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FROM THE TSW:

Weather

The 5-day forecast suggests 15-30 mm of mixed precipitation, with most of the precipitation falling mainly on Thursday night into Friday morning. Air temperatures are expected to drop significantly on Friday afternoon below 0°C across the entire Trent and Severn Watersheds.

Outlook

Flows remain high after the series of recent events that amounted to over […]

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TSW 10-year Management Plan

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Trent-Severn Waterway and Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Sites Management Plan has been Finalized

In December 2022 the Final version of the Trent-Severn Waterway and Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Sites Management Plan was approved by The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and then Tabled in […]

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TSW Water management Update

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Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – December 29, 2022

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

Weather

The forecast for Friday and Saturday of […]

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TSW Water Level Management Update

FROM THE TSW:

Weather

The 14-day forecast suggests continued high temperatures with little to no rainfall in the first six days and some potential rainfall in the seven to 14-day range.  Most of the rainfall forecasted is associated with thunderstorms and could be highly variable from one location to another.

Haliburton and Northern Areas

Most lakes are near their […]

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TSW Water Management Update – June 16/22

FROM THE TSW:

Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – Thursday, June 16, 2022
Weather and Outlook

Over the past 15 days, the Trent-Severn’s watersheds have received significant amounts of precipitation, the equivalent of 100 – 200% above the normal amount expected for this time. Residents and visitors should exercise extreme caution around and on the water.

Isolated […]

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