22/04/2014
FRENCH RIVER DAMS - WATER MANAGEMENT 2014
SOURCE: PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES CANADA
Monthly Precipitation at French River Dams Station (mm)
Actual
125.00
54 Year Average
67.62
% of Average
184.86
196.750
196.500
34.00
60.84
55.88
51.00
67.00
76.12
74.40
72.68
102.37
0.00
82.42
0.00
SIX MONTH TOTAL
284.40
439.51
64.71
0.00
88.95
0.00
500.000 (182.705 m)
LAKE NIPISSING AND FRENCH RIVER RECORDED WATER LEVEL INFORMATION AT 1-866-763-2300, OR: JAMIE GEAUVREAU, MNR AT (705) 475-5605, OR: ABBAS KHAN, PWGSC AT (416) 512-5777
WEBSITE http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/ontario/water-eaux/levels-e.html
- Lake Nipissing - The lake level is expected to rise during the next few days. Further change in lake level is dependent on the precipitation and amount of inflows.
WATER LEVEL FORECAST
- French River - At Dry Pine Bay, the river flow is expected to rise during the next few days. The flow will be dependent on the precipitation and amount of inflows.
April 22 to April 28, 2014.
THE STURGEON-NIPISSING-FRENCH-WANAPITEI WATER MANAGEMENT GROUP, as overseen by the STURGEON-NIPISSING-FRENCH CITIZENS ADVISORY GROUP,
Snow converted to rain;
1cm snow = 1mm rain.
Precipitation
40
450.000 (182.512 m)
20
0
196.250
400.000 (182.308 m)
350.000 (182.092 m)
LAKE NIPISSING ELEVATION (m) TO GSC DATUM
196.000
335.000
(182.028 m)
Optimum Minimum Elevation for start of
Lake Nipissing Walleye Spawn (195.66)
195.750
300.000 (181.869 m)
Optimum Minimum Elevation for
start
Start Range and minimum Elevation
of Wasi Falls Walleye Spawning (195.30)
River Elevations of the
Walleye Eggs
195.500
250.000 (181.638 m)
Optimal Dry Pine Bay Walleye
Spawning Flow 230 m³/s
(181.552m)
195.250
200.000 (181.399 m)
LEGEND
UPPER OPERATING LAKE RANGE
LOWER OPERATING LAKE RANGE
195.000
150.000 (181.149 m)
CURRENT LAKE ELEVATION
Y EAR AVG. LAKE ELEV.
MINIMUM LAKE LEVEL TARGETS
WASI FALLS WALLEYE SPAWNING START RANGE
LAKE NIPISSING WALLEYE SPAWNING START RANGE
FRENCH RIVER SPAWN
194.750
100.000 (180.862 m)
DRY PINE BAY UPPER OPERATING RIVER RANGE
DRY PINE BAY LOWER OPERATING RIVER RANGE
LAKE OUTFLOW AT DAMS
DRY PINE BAY FLOW
53 Y EAR AVG. DRY PINE FLOW
Y EAR AVG. LTD LAKE INFLOW
194.500
LAST THREE DAY AVG. LAKE INFLOW
3
WATER LEVEL EXTREMES FOR 2013
Lowest lake elev. 194.700 m on March 10
Highest lake elev. 196.059 m on May 3
Lowest Wolseley Bay flow 35.6 m³/s, elev. 186.27 m on August 23
September
Highest Wolseley Bay flow 472 m³/s, elev. 188.181 m on May 4
Lowest Dry Pine Bay flow 36 m³/s, elev. 180.29 m on August 25
Highest Dry Pine Bay flow 507 m³/s, elev. 182.70 m on April 29
Portage Dam ‐ PD OPEN OPEN CLOSED
0.711 m 0.127 m July
August
194.250
50.000 (180.476 m)
PRECIPITATION (mm)
GATE POSITIONS - APRIL 22, 2014
Gate
1
2
SPAWNING PERIOD FOR 2014
LAKE NIPISSING
Lake Level Spawning Ranges as noted:
Pike Spawn Apr XX - May XX -May XXNovember
October
Walleye - Wasi Falls - Apr XX - Apr XX - May XX
- Lake
- Apr XX - Apr XX- May XX
Bass Spawn May XX - May XX - Jun XX
Big Chaudiere OPEN OPEN OPEN
Dam ‐ BC FULL FULL FULL FLOOD ELEVATIONS
Lake Nipissing Flood Limit Elev. 196.59 m (1 in 50 yr)
(100 year flood elev. 197.25 m)
Wolseley Bay Flood Limit Elev. 188.20 m (477m³/s) 1985 (1 in 100 yr)
Dry Pine Bay Flood Limit Elev. 182.850 m (549m³/s) 1985 (1 in 100 yr)
Little Chaudiere OPEN OPEN ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
FRENCH RIVER
Pike Spawn April XX - April XX - May XX
Walleye Spawn April 11 -April XX - May XXX
Bass Spawn - May XX - Jun XX - Jun XX
35.000
EVENTS OF 2013
Pre-freshet - Feb 6 2013
Start of freshet - March 13,2013
LC dam closed - July 2,2013
Ice left lake - MM-DD-2013
End of Freshet - May 21, 2013
L C dam wide open -MM-DD-, 2013
Portage Dam wide open - Jan-30-, 2013
Big Chaudiere Dam wide open - Nov 28-2013
Ice covered the lake - MM-DD-, 2013
December
0.000
194.000
-50.000
1
5
9
JAN
EDRM 1041915
13
17
21
25
29
2
6
10
FEB
14
18
22
26
2
6
10
MAR
14
18
22
26
30
3
7
11
APR
15
19
23
27
1
5
9
MAY
13
17
21
25
29
2
6
10
JUNE
14
18
22
26
30
(180.318 m)
FRENCH RIVER FLOW (m³/s) AND (CORRESPONDING ELEVATION (m) AT DRY PINE BAY
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