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Advisory: Update on Controlled Water Releases in Central Newfoundland

January 20th, 2023

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers in the Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of Central and Southern Newfoundland that the Company has stopped releasing water at Burnt Dam Spillway into the White Bear River. Further releases of water are not expected at this time.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that the Company is still conducting a controlled release of water at the following locations:

  • in the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland at the Granite Canal Bypass structure, and,
  • in the Upper Salmon area of Central Newfoundland at the North Salmon Dam spillway into the North Salmon River.

The Company is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that there may be a further requirement to release water at the Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Beothuk Lake.

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



Media Contact:

Jill Pitcher
Senior Communications Advisor, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
t. 709.737.1219 / c. 709.689.9938 e. JillPitcher@nlh.nl.ca