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The Provincial Surface Water Monitoring Centre (SWMC) is tracking a significant weather system that is expected to pass through our jurisdiction over the next few days. Precipitation, up to 15 mm of rainfall followed by 15 cm of snow, is forecasted for the Kawartha region starting on the evening of Wednesday February 15, 2022, through to Friday February 17th, 2022.

WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT – WATER SAFETY –

Kawartha Conservation watershed 

DATE: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

TIME: 3:00pm

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Another significant weather system is expected to travel through southern Ontario, including the Kawartha Conservation watershed, today and tomorrow. The system will bring a brief warm-up, up to 7°C, and precipitation, that will start as freezing rain around noon today and will turn into rain later this afternoon. Overall, 5 to 15 mm of precipitation are expected for the next 24 hours.

WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT – WATER SAFETY

DATE:    February 22, 2022 

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Under current weather conditions, the remaining snow will continue melting with increased intensity. The watercourses will continue responding with further increases in water levels and flows, reaching or exceeding their banks. Some nuisance flooding due to accumulation of water in low-lying areas, areas with poor drainage, road ditches can be expected. However, no widespread flooding problems are anticipated at this time. 

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Environment Canada forecasts that the daytime air temperatures during the next 5 days will remain above the freezing mark, returning to below-freezing overnight. Additionally, mixed precipitation, including up to 10 cm of snow are expected today. In these conditions, the snowpack will continue melting very gradually, sustaining, but not increasing the elevated water levels in local rivers and streams. No flooding problems are expected at this time.

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APRIL 4, 2022 – As sunshine and warm weather return after a long, cold winter, visitors to Ken Reid Conservation Area can now read ‘When Spring Comes’, the newly featured story along the Story Walk trail, for the entire month of April.

Written by Kevin Henkes, ‘When Spring Comes’ is the perfect read for children and families excited about the return of spring, and with snow melting, flowers blooming, and birds chirping throughout the conservation area, there is no better time or place to read it.