Flood Watch issued for local waterways within the jurisdiction of Otonabee Conservation

By Otonabee Conservation - Apr 15, 2026

Message from the City of Peterborough:

Sandbag filling stations will open to support residents in affected areas as water levels rise along the Trent-Severn Waterway. The stations will operate from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17 on Graham Avenue at Lillian Street and Riverside Dr at Steele Avenue. Sand and bags will be provided. Public Works crews will be on site to assist residents with filling sandbags. Residents are responsible for placing sandbags on their own properties. The City recommends placing sandbags around basement window wells and doors.

Water levels are rising along the Trent-Severn Waterway due to ongoing wet weather conditions and snowmelt from northern regions of the watershed. As a result, water levels are increasing along the Otonabee River, and localized flooding may occur in low-lying areas of the City.

Message # 2026-11
Issued: 2:00 pm., Wednesday, April 15, 2026

FLOOD WATCH – has been issued for local watercourses within the jurisdiction of Otonabee Conservation
Flood Warning - has been extended for the Trent-Severn Waterway in the jurisdiction of Otonabee Conservation

Forecasts indicate rainfall will continue over the next five days. As a result, rising water levels has prompted Otonabee Conservation to upgrade the flood risk for local watercourses to a FLOOD WATCH and extend the existing FLOOD WARNING for the Trent-Severn Waterway within the jurisdiction of Otonabee Conservation.

Otonabee Conservation anticipates water levels will continue to rise across the Kawartha Lakes within the jurisdiction of Otonabee Conservation, Otonabee River, Rice Lake, and the Trent River to Hastings over the next seven days. This increase is driven by significant runoff from recent rainfall and ongoing snowmelt in the Haliburton Reservoir Lakes region. As a result, flooding in low-lying areas is imminent or already occurring.

Residents, along the shores of local watercourses, especially those located in low-lying areas, are advised to monitor conditions and take appropriate action to protect themselves and their property against imminent or occurring flooding. 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 WARNING and FLOOD WARNING message will expire Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 3:00p.m., unless updated earlier.

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Neil MacFarlane | Flood Forecasting & Warning Duty Officer | 705-745-5791 x 231
250 Milroy Drive, Peterborough, ON K9H 7M9 |

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250 Milroy Drive
Peterborough, ON K9H 7M9
Voice: 705-745-5791
Fax: 705-745-7488
Email: otonabeeca@otonabeeconservation.com