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  • Home
  • Watershed Programs
    • Environmental Monitoring
      • Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring
      • Wildlife Monitoring
      • Surface Water and Groundwater Monitoring
      • Watershed Report Card
    • Stewardship
      • Kettle Creek Clean Water Initiative
      • Elgin Clean Water Program
      • How Can You Help?
    • Tree Planting & Forestry
      • Seedling Program
      • Greening Communities
      • Community Forest
      • Elgin County Woodlands Conservation By-law #05-03
    • Source Water Protection
      • Source Water Annual Report 2016
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Conservation Areas
    • Camping
      • Dalewood Conservation Area
      • Lake Whittaker Conservation Area
    • Seasonal Camping
    • Fees
    • Hiking Trails
    • Day Use/Picnicking
    • Kettle Creek Dog Park
    • Pavilion Rentals
    • Signage and Access Policy
  • Planning and Regulations
    • Permits
    • Planning Services
    • Regulation Services
    • Natural Hazards
    • Flood Forecasting and Warning
      • Flood Forecasting and Water Levels
    • Elgin County Shoreline Management Plan
    • Regulation Limit Mapping Request
  • Education
    • Book a class
    • Environmental Youth Corps Program
    • St. Thomas-Elgin Children’s Water Festival
    • Carolinian Forest Festival
    • Scholarship
  • About Us
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    • Meetings & Minutes
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Flood Forecasting and Warning

Flooding is an inevitable natural process. While the Kettle Creek Conservation Authority (KCCA), through its planning and regulations program, limits the number and type of structures built in the flood plain, flooding in developed areas still occurs. Therefore, KCCA operates a Flood Forecasting and Warning System to provide municipalities and residents with accurate advanced warning of possible high water levels and flood events. KCCA is responsible for issuing flood warnings. The municipalities are then responsible for responding and providing assistance to residents as required according to their own Municipal Emergency Plan. In addition to riverine flooding (high creek levels), the Authority issues notices for damage which may occur due to lake level surge along Lake Erie shoreline in Port Stanley. The information KCCA uses to monitor changing watershed conditions comes from a variety of sources including, but not limited to:

  • A network of stream gauges, rain gauges and dataloggers;
  • Snow course surveys;
  • Stream flow discharge measurements;
  • The Ministry of Natural Resources messages, and
  • Field observations.

Flood Messages and What They Mean

BLKnonormalNormal: No flood conditions exist.

 

watersafetystatementWatershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety: High flows, unsafe banks, melting ice or other factors that could be dangerous for recreational users such as anglers, canoeists, hikers, children, pets, etc. Flooding is not expected.

floodoutlookstatementWatershed Conditions Statement – Flood Outlook: Early notice of the potential for flooding based on weather forecasts calling for heavy rain, snow melt, high wind or other conditions that could lead to high runoff, cause ice jams, lakeshore flooding or erosion.

floodwatchFlood Watch: Flooding is possible in specific watercourses or municipalities. Municipalities, emergency services and individual landowners in flood-prone areas should prepare.

blklevel4Flood Warning: Flooding is imminent or already occurring in specific watercourses or municipalities.

Agricultural Field

Downstream of Dalewood Dam

Southwold Wall

Port Stanley

Southwold Wall

Port Stanley outer harbour

Staff Contact

Office Hours
8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Jennifer Dow
Water Conservation Supervisor
Tel: (519) 631-1270 ext. 228
Email: jennifer@kettlecreekconservation.on.ca

Worried about flooding?

For up-to-date flood information, watershed residents and businesses can connect with KCCA socially on Twitter or on Facebook

Are you interested in becoming a Citizen Scientist?

KCCA is looking for Citizen Scientists who are interested in collecting or assisting KCCA staff in collecting environmental data. Both volunteers and researchers can potentially benefit from citizen scientist programs. Volunteers can increase their knowledge and understanding of the scientific process, gain a deeper understanding of the watershed and strengthen their attitudes towards the natural environment.

Citizen Scientists

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