Water Levels - Mountain Lake Property Owners` Association

2013-­‐06-­‐22 Presenta)on to CEWF Member Associa)ons on Horseshoe Lake & Mountain Lake June 22, 2013 1 Topics 1.  Water levels 2013 2.  Observa)ons re extreme weather events in April & May 3.  CEWFs Objec)ves 4.  Preferred water levels 5.  Ques)ons 2 1 2013-­‐06-­‐22 CEWF Execu)ve CommiPee •  Chris Riddle, Co-­‐Chair Kennisis Lake •  Mar)n Rist, Co-­‐Chair Drag Lake •  Roger Cunningham, Sec/Treasurer White Lake •  Ted Spence, FOCA Liaison Catchacoma Lake •  Bruce McClennan Gull Lake •  Bill Cornfield Horseshoe Lake •  Carole Russell Halls and Hawk Lakes •  David Lean Jack’s Lake 3 Member Lake Associa5ons •  Boshkung • 
•  Canning •  Cavendish Rate Payers • 
• 
(Mississagua, Catchacoma et al) • 
•  Crystal • 
•  Drag & Spruce • 
•  Esson • 
•  Fortescue • 
•  Glamor • 
•  Gull • 
•  Haliburton Halls & Hawk (Big and • 
LiOle) • 
Horseshoe • 
Jack’s • 
Kashagawigamog • 
Kennisis • 
Koshlong • 
Kushog • 
LiOle Glamor • 
Loon • 
Maple/Beech/
Cameron • 
Miskwabi Moore Mountain Percy Redstone Salerno/Devil’s South Bob Soyers White Represents 82% of Reservoir Capacity 7% no known LA 4 2 2013-­‐06-­‐22 Mul5-­‐year average water levels 5 3
Horseshoe Lake (Mountain Lake) Water
Levels
2.7
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.5
1.2
0.9
0.6
0.3
0
1/1/2013
1/3/2013
1/5/2013
1/7/2013
1/9/2013
1/11/2013
1/1/2014
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6 3 2013-­‐06-­‐22 2.4
Twelve Mile Lake (Boshkung Lake) Water
Levels
2.1
1.8
1.5
1.2
0.9
0.6
0.3
0
1/1/2013
1/3/2013
1/5/2013
1/7/2013
1/9/2013
1/11/2013
1/1/2014
Check other water levels
7 Gull Lake Water Levels
2.7
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.5
1.2
0.9
0.6
0.3
0
1/1/2013
1/3/2013
1/5/2013
1/7/2013
1/9/2013
1/11/2013
1/1/2014
Check other water levels
8 4 2013-­‐06-­‐22 9 10 5 2013-­‐06-­‐22 11 12 6 2013-­‐06-­‐22 13 CEWF Observa)ons •  50-­‐75mm rain April 18-­‐19 – a disaster •  88mm rain May 20-­‐22 – generally managed •  Snow-­‐melt and run-­‐off on frozen ground the difference in April •  Ice damage on many lakes: flooding on many •  TSW dams not designed primarily for flood control •  Water management resources insufficient •  Informa5on base on storage capacity inadequate •  Communica5ons failure by TSW 14 7 2013-­‐06-­‐22 CEWF Cau)on •  Solu5ons need to be integrated –  Do not solve one problem only to create another –  e.g. flooding vs. naviga5on/access •  Seek mutually beneficial (‘win-­‐win’) solu5ons e.g. –  BeOer flood plain mapping & related policies –  Modify boOlenecks to increase ability to pass floods through increased discharge capacity (e.g. Gull Lake dam) –  Document flood level – damage rela5onships for reservoirs (see CEWF Preferred water level program) –  Install water level gauges on flow-­‐though lakes 15 Maple Lake 2012 16 8 2013-­‐06-­‐22 CEWF Posi)ons 1.  Support Key Recommenda5ons of Panel on the Future of the TSW “Its All About the Water” 2.  Integrated Water Management at the Watershed Level 3.  A more sophis5cated water management model 4.  Improved informa5on/data on system constraints 5.  Document Preferred Water Levels and Flows 6.  Progress on Jurisdic5onal Issues with Ontario 7.  An ac5ve Water Management Advisory Council 17 “Preferred” Water Levels •  A CEWF ini5a5ve whereby individual lake associa5ons iden5fy lake-­‐specific constraints to be taken into considera5on by the watershed water management program. •  Some 10 lake CEWF Members have completed process •  TSW ini5al response – referral to WMAC •  Opportunity for Horseshoe and for Mountain lakes to drak documents that also stress impact of high water levels 18 9 2013-­‐06-­‐22 Gull Example -­‐ Key Water Levels Damage
2.40
Storage
2.15
Normal Range
1.75
1.65
Problems Start
Damage
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