Water Management Update – July 3
Water Management Update – July 3, 2015
As of July 3rd the TSW reported the reservoir system was about 94% full overall. All of the reservoirs in the Gull and Burnt systems are above their average levels for this date. Two of the larger southern reservoirs, Eels and Crystal lakes, remain below average for this date […]
Government of Canada Announces Major Capital Funding for TSW
Today in Brighton the Minister of Environment announced $285 Million in infrastructure funding for the Trent Severn Waterway. The funding includes major projects in the reservoir area. The projects identified are the Horseshoe Dam, the Coboconk Dam and the Mississagua Dam, as well as supplementary funding for the Kennisis Dam project that was previously announced.
The […]
Water Management Update – June 17
As of June 17th the TSW reported the reservoir system was about 95% full overall. Most of the reservoirs in the Gull and Burnt systems are now above their average levels for this date. Two of the larger southern reservoirs, Eels and Crystal lakes, remain well below full but are rising after recent rainfall.
Water Management Update – end May 2015
As a result of very low water levels on most reservoir lakes heading into the spring runoff period and only a moderate snowpack, there was concern through the spring that it would be a struggle to fill the reservoirs. To a degree this was the case. The Trent Severn Waterway (TSW) captured what runoff existed […]
Pan Am Games Whitewater Events
The Pan Am Games will be running their whitewater events at the Minden Wild Water Preserve this July. There have been concerns raised whether this will have impacts on water levels in the TSW system. Parks Canada has responded that it will not have any appreciable impacts – the extra water released during the days […]