An end-of-the-month report from the International Lake Ontario-St Lawrence River Board says heavy rainfall continues to plague the regulators who are trying to drop the level of Lake Ontario. The board’s statement says inflow from Lake Erie and the various rivers and streams is close to record-high values for summer. Despite that, they say the […]
Waves began pounding ashore again along the Lake Ontario shoreline, testing the state’s temporary flood control dams that are trying to keep Edgemere Drive above water. Water has been spraying over the barrier, but so far the road has been clear. There’s a Lakeshore Flood Warning from the National Weather Service until 5:00 p.m. […]
The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board says it’s continuing to release the maximum possible amount of water from Lake Ontario…because June and July so far have continued to be wetter than usual. The board has been releasing more than 367,000 cubic feet per second, which is enough to fill more than four Olympic-sized swimming pools […]