Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that the Company is currently releasing water in the Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of Central and Southern Newfoundland at Burnt Dam Spillway into the White Bear River.

Snow melt from mild temperatures and forecasted heavy rainfall could lead to high reservoir inflows and a need to release water at other locations. The Company may be required to release water at the following locations:

• the Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Red Indian Lake;
• the Hinds Lake Spillway through Hinds Lake Brook into Grand Lake;
• the North Salmon Dam spillway into the North Salmon River;
• in the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland at the Granite Overflow Dykes into Grey River. Releases at the Granite 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