{"id":27452,"date":"2017-02-23T12:18:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T17:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=27452"},"modified":"2017-02-23T12:19:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T17:19:43","slug":"water-safety-statement-issued-muskoka-watershed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/water-safety-statement-issued-muskoka-watershed\/","title":{"rendered":"Water safety statement issued for Muskoka watershed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) \u2013 Parry Sound District is advising area residents that a Watershed Conditions Statement &#8211; Water Safety is in effect for the District which includes the District Municipality of Muskoka, the Territorial District of Parry Sound and a north-west portion in the County of Haliburton.<\/p>\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<p>High water levels and flow conditions are expected throughout the area following precipitation moving through the area dropping up to 40mm of rain on Friday through to Saturday evening. Residents are reminded to keep a close watch on conditions and regularly check for updated messages.<\/p>\n<p>Current water levels and flows are near normal for this time of year. Several weeks of snowy weather blanketed the area with an average of 78cm of snow depth containing 144mm of snow water content. With the forecasted precipitation and mild weather over the next few days, increasing flows and water levels can be expected.<\/p>\n<p>With cooler temperatures, banks and shorelines adjacent to water bodies are extremely slippery and unstable. Residents and visitors should exercise caution while around water bodies and maintain close supervision of children and pets.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling on the newly formed ice should be avoided.<\/p>\n<p>MNRF also advises extreme caution when using forest access roads for outdoor activities as many are seasonally inundated with water, prone to washouts and may be impassible due to current water levels. MNRF is closely monitoring the weather and developing watershed conditions. Further updates will be issued as appropriate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free, twice-weekly newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) \u2013 Parry Sound District is advising area residents that a Watershed Conditions Statement &#8211; Water Safety is in effect for the District [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":27453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-27452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-breaking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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