Flood Messages for July 27, 2026

Message # 2026-016
Issued:  1:30 p.m., Monday July 27, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 
Flood Watch for the Water Safety for local watercourses 
Watershed Condition Statement – Trent Severn-Waterway

A FLOOD WATCH has been issued for local watercourses across the Otonabee Conservation watershed as heavy rainfall and thunderstorms forecast this week increase the risk of localized flooding. A WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT – WATER SAFETY is in effect for the Trent-Severn Waterway, where water levels are not expected to significantly respond to the forecasted rainfall due to the size of the Kawartha Lakes–Otonabee River–Rice Lake–Trent River watershed.

Water levels and flows in local watercourses are currently below seasonal levels, and dry ground conditions are expected to absorb much of the forecast rainfall. However, localized intense thunderstorms could produce rainfall at a rate that exceeds the soil's ability to absorb it, resulting in rapid surface runoff and localized flooding shortly after storms develop.

There may be safety risks due to the potential for increased flows and residents are reminded to stay away from shorelines. Stay informed by monitoring weather updates and water levels, or subscribe on our website to receive flood messages directly.

Water levels can be monitored on-line at:
1)    Trent-Severn Waterway’s Water Management InfoNet 
2)    Water Survey of Canada Real-Time Hydrometric Data  
3)    Otonabee Conservation website

This FLOOD WATCH & WATERSHED CONDITION STATEMENT – WATER SAFETY message will expire Friday, July 31, 2026, at 3 p.m., unless up-dated earlier.
 
Neil MacFarlane | Flood Forecasting & Warning Duty Officer | 705-745-5791 x 231
250 Milroy Drive, Peterborough, ON K9H 7M9