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 […]
Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – April 26, 2023
Weather
The five-day forecast suggests 30-50 mm of rainfall starting Friday.
Outlook
Flows from the north are currently cresting or decreasing. Flow rates will remain high, and the impact of the forecasted rain will see the flows increase. Water levels, in general, are expected to continue to increase […]
Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – April 7, 2023
Weather
The five-day weather forecast predicts no significant precipitation, but air temperatures are expected to reach double digits and remain above zero overnight.
Outlook
With the onset of the snowmelt and the significant amount of rain received mid-week coupled with the warm temperatures in the forecast flows, water […]
Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – April 4, 2023
Weather
The five-day forecast suggests 35-48 mm with air temperatures reaching double digits in the Haliburton areas and above 0°C at night.
Outlook
With the onset of the snowmelt and forecasted amount of rain, coupled with warm temperatures, flows and water levels are expected to increase at all […]
Trent-Severn Waterway – Water Level Management Update – March 30, 2023
Weather
The five-day weather forecast is predicting a widespread precipitation event with totals as high as 23-48 mm of mixed precipitation (snow and rain). Air temperatures are expected to reach up to 10°C in the Haliburton area and remain above zero overnight.
Outlook
With the onset of the snowmelt […]
Weather
The 5-day forecast suggests no significant precipitation. Air temperatures are expected to remain below 0°C across the entire Trent and Severn Watersheds.
Outlook
The current forecast indicates that water levels and outflows will recede and remain on average at most locations. The fluctuations in levels vary and highly depend on the amount of snow and any significant […]
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 […]
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 […]
