Issued: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday January 24, 2023 Subject: FLOOD WATCH UPDATE – issued for the Trent-Severn Waterway (i.e., Kawartha Lakes, Otonabee River, Rice Lake and Trent River to Hastings) and Local Watercourses Issued to: Municipalities of Selwyn, Douro-Dummer, Asphodel-Norwood, Otonabee-South Monaghan, Cavan Monaghan, City of Kawartha Lakes, City of Peterborough and Trent Hills, and ORCA’s… Read More >
Issued: 4:00 p.m., Thursday January 19, 2023 FLOOD WATCH UPDATE – issued for the Trent-Severn Waterway (i.e., Kawartha Lakes, Otonabee River, Rice Lake and Trent River to Hastings) and Local Watercourses Issued to: Municipalities of Selwyn, Douro-Dummer, Asphodel-Norwood, Otonabee-South Monaghan, Cavan Monaghan, City of Kawartha Lakes, City of Peterborough and Trent Hills, and ORCA’s other… Read More >
Message # 2023-02 Issued: 12:30 p.m., Thursday January 12, 2023 Subject: FLOOD WATCH UPDATE – issued for the Trent-Severn Waterway (i.e., Kawartha Lakes, Otonabee River, Rice Lake and Trent River to Hastings) and Local Watercourses Issued to: Municipalities of Selwyn, Douro-Dummer, Asphodel-Norwood, Otonabee-South Monaghan, Cavan Monaghan, City of Kawartha Lakes, City of Peterborough and Trent… Read More >
Message # 2023-01 Issued: 12:30 p.m., Thursday January 5, 2023 Subject: FLOOD WATCH – issued for the Trent-Severn Waterway (i.e., Kawartha Lakes, Otonabee River, Rice Lake and Trent River to Hastings) Issued to: Municipalities of Selwyn, Douro-Dummer, Asphodel-Norwood, Otonabee-South Monaghan, Cavan Monaghan, City of Kawartha Lakes, City of Peterborough and Trent Hills, and ORCA’s other… Read More >
No drought in the Otonabee Region watershed this fall. The Otonabee Region Low Water Response Team met on September 15th to review watershed conditions. It was determined that the area is not in a drought condition and therefore the low water status will remain as, normal. In August, the average mean daily air temperatures for… Read More >
The Otonabee Region Water Response Team met on August 18th, to review the Region’s precipitation, temperature, and stream flow monitoring data. Despite the recent limited precipitation, an analysis of watershed conditions indicate that the area is not in a drought condition at this time and therefore the low water status will remain as normal. In… Read More >
The Otonabee Region Low Water Response Team met on July 18th to review the Region’s precipitation, temperature, and stream flow monitoring data. Watershed conditions show that the area is not in a drought condition at this time and therefore the low water status will remain as, normal. Otonabee Conservation’s ongoing monthly analysis of watershed conditions… Read More >
Message #2022-13 Issued: 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 20, 2022 SUBJECT: Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety Update – issued for the Trent-Severn Waterway (Kawartha Lakes, Otonabee River, Rice Lake, and Trent River). ISSUED TO: Municipalities bordering the Kawartha Lakes from Young’s Point to Lakefield, the Otonabee River, Rice Lake, and the Trent River to Hastings… Read More >
Message #2022-12Issued: 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 10, 2022 Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety – issued for the Kawartha Lakes from Young’s Point to Lakefield, the Otonabee River, Rice Lake, and the Trent River from Rice Lake to Hastings. ISSUED TO: Municipalities bordering the Kawartha Lakes from Young’s Point to Lakefield, the Otonabee River, Rice… Read More >
This flood message is no longer active. Message #2022-11 Issued: 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 01, 2022 SUBJECT: Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety – issued for all waterbodies and watercourses including the Trent-Severn Waterway (i.e., Kawartha Lakes from Pigeon Lake eastward to the Otonabee River and from the Otonabee River southward to Rice Lake and… Read More >