{"id":133827,"date":"2023-03-07T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T19:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=133827"},"modified":"2023-03-07T14:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T19:00:53","slug":"watershed-conditions-statement-water-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/watershed-conditions-statement-water-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Watershed Conditions Statement &#8211; Water Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is advising area residents that a Watershed Conditions Statement &#8211; Water Safety Bulletin &#8211; is in effect in the district until Friday, March 17, 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents in Bracebridge Minden Parry Sound District, which includes the District&nbsp; Municipality of Muskoka, the Territorial District of Parry Sound and the County of&nbsp; Haliburton, should exercise caution while around waterbodies and maintain close supervision of children due to changing water levels and ice conditions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No ice is safe ice. Dropping water levels may weaken or otherwise adversely influence ice conditions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MNRF also advises extreme caution when using forest access roads for outdoor activities as they may become seasonally inundated with water, are prone to washouts and may become impassible due to localized flooding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry is closely monitoring the weather and developing watershed conditions.&nbsp; Further updates will be issued as appropriate.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TECHNICAL INFORMATION&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description of Weather System&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area has experienced seasonal weather with snowfall over the past week.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 7-day weather forecast issued by Environment Canada is calling for daytime highs hovering around the freezing mark with overnight lows between minus 7 and minus 9&nbsp; degrees Celsius.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description of Current Conditions&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Water levels are dropping and are generally below seasonal norms for this time of year. River flows are near normal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Water levels are expected to decline further over the next week or two.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DEFINITIONS&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2022 <strong>WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT \u2013 WATER SAFETY: <\/strong>indicates that high flows, melting ice or other factors could be dangerous for such users as boaters, &nbsp;anglers, and swimmers but flooding is not expected.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; 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