Coalition for Equitable Water Flow - Water management Update - Mar 12/19 -

Weather
The forecast for Thursday and Friday of this week suggests a precipitation
event of 14 to 17 mm combined with plus temperatures approaching 10 degrees
and above zero at night.The warm up and cool down period is estimated to be
approximately 48 hours in length.The brief warm spell is followed by more
seasonal temperatures.

Outlook
Rainfall and warm temperatures earlier in the week have for the most part
primed the snow to be ready to run off.Water levels and outflows are expected
to increase at all locations due to the precipitation and snow melt. Trent
Severn Water Management team will be active and the changing conditions will
be closely monitored.Any watershed conditions updates will be released by your
Conservation Authority or local Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
district.

Haliburton and Northern Areas
All reservoir lakes remain at their respective winter set dam configuration.
Water levels on the lakes in general are below average and are levelling off
after the recent rain on snow event.Flows on the Gull and Burnt Rivers are
near average for this time of year and will likely increase with the rainfall
and warm temperatures.Current snowpack is measured to be above average for
this time of the year.

Don Wetmore, MBC CEWF Representative and Environmental Committee Member