Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety - Local Creeks - March 5, 2026
Lower Trent Conservation Authority
Lower Trent Conservation advises municipalities and the public that a Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety has been issued for the local creeks and Lake Ontario within the Lower Trent Watershed region.
It is important to note that during this time, high water levels, unsafe banks and other factors could be dangerous for recreational users and waterfront landowners.
Although flooding is not expected, localized inundation of low-lying, poorly drained areas may occur.
Continue reading the Press Release here.
Lower Trent Conservation monitors water levels and weather forecasts closely as part of its flood forecasting and warning program. Daily water level updates are available at www.LTC.on.ca. If you have concerns about water levels, please contact Lower Trent Conservation at 613-394-4829.
This Water Safety Statement for local creeks and streams will be in effect until Friday March 13, 2026 at 4:00pm.
Otonaabee Conservation
A Flood Watch has been issued for local watercourses within the jurisdiction of Otonabee
Conservation, excluding the Trent-Severn Waterway. This FLOOD WATCH is issued to alert municipalities, water management authorities, Indigenous communities, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Otonabee Conservation’s other partners in flood emergency management.
The current above-average snowpack in the region and frozen ground have a reduced capacity
to absorb the forecasted rain and snowmelt. As a result, significant run-off is expected, which may cause:
- Rapidly increasing water levels and flows, creating the potential for flooding.
- Overland flow and ponding of water on roads, in low-lying areas and locations with poor drainage.
- Weakening ice cover and possible breakup.
Flooding along the Trent-Severn Waterway is not expected because the Kawartha Lakes, Otonabee River and Rice Lake have been drawn down to create capacity to accommodate the rainfall-snowmelt runoff from this event
Continue reading the Press Release here.
This FLOOD WATCH message will expire Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 3 p.m., unless up-dated earlier.
Contact Us
Municipality of Trent Hills
66 Front St S, PO Box 1030
Campbellford, ON K0L1L0
T. 705-653-1900
F. 705-653-5203
Land Acknowledgement
We recognize the traditional keepers of this land and, specifically our neighbours of the Alderville First Nation, with a formal territorial acknowledgement.
Welcome to the Gunshot Treaty Lands of 1788. It is on these lands and on the shores of the big lake, the Mississauga Anishinabeg met with the Crown to facilitate the opening of these lands for
settlement.
Let us be reminded of the responsibility we all have in making sure that we respect these lands and waters that give us life and sustain our livelihoods.