Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board

• Communities along Ottawa River declare state of emergency over flood risks

  Communities in eastern Ontario have declared states of emergency over flood risks as water levels are expected to peak today on the Ottawa River.

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  May 4, 2023
  
• More rain in forecast as flood levels expected to peak in Ottawa on Wednesday, Gatineau on Thursday

  The Ottawa River levels in Lake Coulonge, downstream from Pembroke, reached their peak late on Monday and Chats Lake is expected to peak on Tuesday, according to the latest forecast on Tuesday morning.

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  Apr 30, 2019
  
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• Water levels of Ottawa River highest on record in most areas, planning board says

  Ottawa River water levels in the city are all now higher then they were in 2017, which is the record-setting benchmark the city has been using throughout the flooding.

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  Apr 28, 2019
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• Forecast of significant rain puts Ottawa waterways at risk of flooding

  The board is concerned that levels may reach the same as those experienced in April 2017 when the city endured major flooding.

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  Apr 17, 2019
• Ottawa River water levels rising, risk of ‘minor flooding’

  The regulation board in charge of protection against flooding along the Ottawa River is warning the river may reach "minor flooding levels" later this week, as temperatures rise and more rain is expected.

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  May 2, 2018