Counsellor UpdateRoss FraserWater Quality

Spring 2016 Water Update

Counsellor UpdateRoss FraserWater Quality
Spring 2016 Water Update

From Councilor Ian Mead and Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry

LINK: WATER CONDITIONS UPDATE

Water levels are high now, with upwards of 53mm of rain over the last day. The dam at Crane Lake is wide open. Cool temperatures are expected over the next week with no rain and the possibility of some flurries. There is limited snow in the bush in the Crane Lake area, with most places already showing bare ground. Staff from the MNRF will be doing a surveillance tour over the weekend to keep an eye on dam structures and to look for debris build up. Crane is just over an inch over the wing wall, which is not quite top of normal operating zone.

In emergencies, please call the OPP at 911 and for flood information, a hotline is available at (705) 646-5531 for inquiries servicing the entire Parry Sound district.

The link above is a daily Water Conditions update from the MNR sent to emergency managers in the Archipelago.

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Fish Netting on Crane Lake

Crane Lake has been chosen by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry as the site for their project monitoring fisheries in Ontario’s inland lakes. Throughout May & June there will MNRF staff on Crane Lake almost every weekday as they set out the fish nets and tag the fish. The fish nets will be very visible and are mobile.

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Fish Netting on Crane Lake