Flood Watch Termination (Event Message #2)

The Long Point Region Conservation Authority is terminating the Flood Watch for the Big Otter Watershed and maintaining a Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety for the entire watershed.

Stream flows are expected to remain high for the next few days, and people are warned to stay away from ditches, water bodies, streams, rivers, and ponds, as the combination of slippery banks and cold, fast-flowing water is dangerous. Landowners are also advised to ensure that dams, culverts, and catch basins are free from debris and functioning properly, if the work can be done safely.

This Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety will remain in effect until 12:00 PM Friday, March 13, 2026. LPRCA staff will continue to monitor watershed and weather conditions and will update this message as necessary.

Contact Paul Gagnon, Lands & Waters Supervisor, at lprca.floodmessage@lprca.on.ca or (519) 842-4242, Ext.232, should further information be required.

Note:

Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety Statement: a message issued by the Conservation Authority to advise municipal flood coordinators and watershed residents that unsafe lake, river and channel conditions may develop or exist.