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Message # 2023-07
Subject: FLOOD WATCH – issued for Local Watercourses
Issued: 4:00 p.m., Tuesday January 7, 2023
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 partners
in flood emergency management.
This FLOOD WATCH is issued to alert municipalities, residents, and businesses that floods are
possible.
Weather Forecast: Starting today (Tuesday, February 7ᵗʰ) and continuing for the next few days, we
will be experiencing higher than normal air temperatures, mixed precipitation on Tuesday and
approximately 15 to 20mm of rain on Thursday February 9ᵗʰ.
Expected Conditions: The warm daytime and cold nighttime air temperatures will generate a slow melt
of the existing snowpack. The forecasted rainfall on Thursday in combination with warmer air
temperatures will result in increased melt of the existing snowpack. The combined precipitation and
snowmelt will result in ponding water in low-lying areas and ditches and increased water levels and
flows within our local creeks and rivers. Rising water levels will often include ice-cover break-up
on the local creeks and rivers. Ice/debris can accumulate around water control/conveyance
structures (e.g., dams, culverts, and bridges) possibly causing localized ice/debris jams.
Residents and businesses along the shores of area waterbodies and watercourses, especially those
located in low-lying areas, are strongly encouraged to keep a close watch for possible flooding and
to take action to limit or prevent damages due to potential flooding. Adults, parents, and
caregivers are advised to keep themselves, children, and pets away from all waterways and
conveyance structures (i.e., dams, culverts, and bridges).
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 Region Conservation Authority website/
This FLOOD WATCH message will expire Monday February 13th, 2023, unless up-dated earlier.