Water Management Update – July 17/17
The levels on most reservoirs remain seasonally quite high. We have seen rain in Haliburton on 11 of the first 16 days of July following more than double normal rainfall in each of the three preceding months. We clearly need a period without significant rainfall in order to allow the TSW to bring reservoir levels […]
CEWF Preferred Water Levels Summary Report
Since 2011 the Coalition for Equitable Water Flow has been compiling input from Member Lake Associations regarding ‘preferred water levels’ on the reservoir lakes during the navigation season. A comprehensive “Summary Report” of this CEWF initiative is now available.
Part “A” provides an overview along with CEWF conclusions – click here.
Part “B” contains […]
Water Management Update – July10/17
The TSW continues to deal with high levels and flows throughout the Trent River basin. Our reservoirs remain well above normal in most cases and the drawdown is continuing slowly. Heavy rainfall in some localities over the weekend caused levels to rise again on some lakes. Downstream, the Kawartha Lakes are above normal levels, and […]
Water Management Update – June 29/17
The continuing rainfall events over the entire Trent River Basin have made if very difficult for the TSW to pass the surplus water downstream and lower the levels in our reservoirs. Logs have been removed from many of the dams and water levels were showing signs of dropping. However the recent intense rainfall events and […]
Water Management Update – June 23/17
As a result of the continuing significant rainfall across the entire Trent basin TSW has revised their water level management update.
To read in its entirety – click here
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June 23, 2017
Weather
In addition to recent rainfall and the expected rainfall today of 15-25 mm across the Trent-Severn Watershed, another 5-15 mm is forecasted for […]
Water Management Update – June 21/17
The CEWF Executive committee is maintaining regular contact with the TSW water management team. We are aware that the higher than normal levels on most reservoirs are a concern for property owners with respect to impacts on shoreline erosion and waterfowl nesting. These levels have persisted because of the recent rainfall events, particularly the heavy […]