The International Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Board says today it’s continuing to hold the outflow from Lake Ontario at more than 367,000 cubic feet per second, the maximum it says it can do without risking flooding along the St. Lawrence River. After another telephone meeting on the Lake Ontario flooding situation, the board […]
With shoreline yards and roads along Lake Ontario under water, Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle has introduced his own flood recovery bill that expands on the State Senate Version. Morelle’s version more than doubles the Senate’s Lake Ontario and St Lawrence River Flood Recovery Program, from a fund of $50 million to $105 million. Forty […]
The International St. Lawrence River Board has opened the drain on Lake Ontario, but for today the water continues to rise. The good news is, the board and the International Joint Commission believe the lake has, or is about to, hit peak and start going down again. The Army Corps of Engineers webpage shows that […]