Shipping season opened today (Thurs) on the Great Lakes, meaning the Lake Ontario-Saint Lawrence River Control Board has cut down the outflow from Lake Ontario to avoid putting shipping at risk. But local and state officials are urging the board to keep the outflow at maximum as they did during the winter in an effort […]
As spring approaches again, Lake Ontario is nearly a foot above its average level for this time of year The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board says widespread rain, mild temperatures and snowmelt were only partially offset by near record-high amounts of water being let out of the lake this winter. Lake Ontario rose a little […]
The Town of Greece is installing pumps and shutoff valves to prevent future high waters on Lake Ontario from flooding back through storm drains and flooding lakeside roads. During the record spring flooding last year, the town had to bring in more than 40 pumps and keep them running in the flooded areas to keep […]