Flood Warning Update issued April 2, 2025

Message # 2025-08
Issued: 2:00 pm., Wednesday April 2, 2025

Flood Warning Update - Issued to residents throughout the jurisdiction of Otonabee Conservation. 

Flooding in low lying and flood-prone areas continues along the Trent Severn Waterway and local watercourses, and our region is forecasted to receive heavy precipitation over the next four days.

Today’s forecast calls for 30 to 45mm of snow and/or freezing rain followed by rain, starting Wednesday afternoon and will continue to Thursday morning. An additional 20mm of rain is expected on Saturday, April 5 and above freezing temperatures will result in snow and ice melt causing additional runoff. These conditions will further elevate already high water levels and flow rates. Hazardous conditions and localized flooding are expected to persist in all watercourses throughout Otonabee Conservation jurisdiction.

People are advised to stay away from all shorelines and watercourses.

Residents are advised to monitor conditions and take appropriate action to protect against imminent or occurring flooding along the Kawartha Lakes (within the jurisdiction of Otonabee Conservation) Otonabee River, and all watercourses. Water levels can be monitored at Trent-Severn Waterway, Water Survey of Canada and Otonabee Conservation websites.

For more information about Flood Forecasting and Warning visit the Water and Levels and Flooding page on our website or subscribe to receive flood messages directly.

This FLOOD WARNING message will expire Thursday, April 10, 2025, unless up-dated earlier.

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Gord Earle | Flood Forecasting & Warning Duty Officer | 705-745-5791 x EXT 214

250 Milroy Drive, Peterborough, ON K9H 7M9 | orcafloodduty@otonabeeconservation.com

Note: A Flood Warning is defined as a notice declaring that flooding is imminent or occurring. The Flood Warning is issued based upon information received by the Conservation Authority's weather and water level monitoring systems and other information sources, and is intended to provide notice to municipalities, water managers and other flood emergency management services and residents that action is required on their part.