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LAKE AND RIVER LEVELS STILL LOW IN QUINTE REGION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2016
LAKE AND RIVER LEVELS STILL LOW IN QUINTE REGION
Rainfall has been in short supply over the Quinte region this spring. Quinte Conservation Water Resources Manager Christine McClure says, “We have received less than 70% of average rainfall for the past three months and less than 40% of average rainfall for the month of May. This means that some lake and river levels are visibly lower than they would normally be for this time of year. Flows in the Moira, Napanee and...

LAKE AND RIVER LEVELS STILL LOW IN QUINTE REGION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2016
LAKE AND RIVER LEVELS STILL LOW IN QUINTE REGION
Rainfall has been in short supply over the Quinte region this spring. Quinte Conservation Water Resources Manager Christine McClure says, “We have received less than 70% of average rainfall for the past three months and less than 40% of average rainfall for the month of May. This means that some lake and river levels are visibly lower than they would normally be for this time of year. Flows in the Moira, Napanee and...

LOW WATER CONDITIONS IN THE QUINTE REGION PERSIST IN SPITE OF RECENT RAIN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 7, 2016
LOW WATER CONDITIONS IN THE QUINTE REGION PERSIST IN
SPITE OF RECENT RAIN
The Quinte Region received less than 30 millimetres of rain over the last few days. Quinte
Conservation Water Resources Manager Christine McClure says, “The recent rain has not been
enough to help our current low water conditions. Flows in the Moira, Napanee and Salmon
Rivers continue to be extremely low and we need a significant amount of rain to change that.”
Quinte Conservation declared a Level...

LOW WATER CONDITIONS IN THE QUINTE REGION PERSIST IN SPITE OF RECENT RAIN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 7, 2016
LOW WATER CONDITIONS IN THE QUINTE REGION PERSIST IN
SPITE OF RECENT RAIN
The Quinte Region received less than 30 millimetres of rain over the last few days. Quinte
Conservation Water Resources Manager Christine McClure says, “The recent rain has not been
enough to help our current low water conditions. Flows in the Moira, Napanee and Salmon
Rivers continue to be extremely low and we need a significant amount of rain to change that.”
Quinte Conservation declared a Level...

QUINTE CONSERVATION ISSUES A LOW WATER STATEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2016
QUINTE CONSERVATION ISSUES A LOW WATER STATEMENT
Quinte Conservation has declared a Level 1 Low Water Condition for the Quinte watersheds. Quinte Conservation Water Resources Manager, Christine McClure says, “Precipitation from March to the end of May for this year is only about 60 - 75 per cent of what it usually is, and that is what has triggered this Level 1 Low Water Condition. Current flow conditions in the Moira, Napanee and Salmon Rivers are extremely low...