This past week has brought lots of snow, rain, and ice pellets, which has led to a wet accumulation.
A warming trend in temperatures over the next few days is likely to lead to lots of melting, leading to higher levels in springs, lakes, and rivers.
Brad McNevin is the CAO of Quinte Conservation and says despite the snow and rain we have recently received, if things stay fairly consistent, we should be in for a typical spring flow.
“Like all of our reservoir lakes are being properly managed to capture the spring freshet, as best as possible. We are at a fairly consistent normal level right now.”
In the last several years, Lake Ontario has been riding higher than normal, and in 2017 and 2019, serious erosion and high water were major concerns for those living on both sides of the lake and on the Bay of Quinte.
McNevin says Lake Erie is higher than normal right now, and Lake Ontario is allowing more water into the St. Lawrence than normal.
“It’s all climate change. There’s continuous high levels in all of the Great Lakes. I can’t predict the future as to how long that will continue.”
You can listen to the full interview with McNevin below.
