Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that the company is releasing water at the following locations:

• the Victoria Lake and Victoria River area in southwestern Newfoundland at the Victoria Dam Spillway;
• the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland at the Granite Canal Bypass Structure; and
• the Star Lake area of Central Newfoundland at the Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Beothuk Lake.

Due to forecasted rainfall, the company may soon be required to release water at the following locations:

• the Jackson’s Arm and White Bay area on Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula at the Cat Arm Spillway into the Cat Arm River;
• the Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of Central and Southern Newfoundland at the Burnt Dam Spillway into the White Bear River; and
• the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland at the Granite Canal Spillway and the Granite Overflow Dykes along Burnt Dam access road into Grey River. Releases at the spillway or overflow dykes may wash out the road to Burnt Dam, located 15.5 km from the Granite turn-off.

People are advised to use these areas with great caution as water levels and flows will be higher than normal and may be unpredictable.