UPDATE: Public Safety Advisory: Controlled Releases of Water
Updated: April 30, 11:30 am
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that due to recent rainfall and snow melt the Company is releasing water in the Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of Central and Southern Newfoundland and in the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland. The Company may also be required to release water in the Upper Salmon area of Central Newfoundland.
The Company is currently releasing water from the Burnt Dam Spillway into the White Bear River.
The Company is currently releasing water at the Granite Canal Bypass Structure and 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.
There is a potential for release of water at the North Salmon Dam Spillway into the North Salmon River and the West Salmon Dam Spillway into the West Salmon River. If a release is required water levels and flows in the North Salmon River, West Salmon River, Godaleich Pond and Round Pond will become higher than normal .
People are advised to use these areas with great caution as water levels and flows are higher than normal and may be unpredictable.
Updated: April 30, 9:30 am
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that due to recent rainfall and snow melt the Company is releasing water in the Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of Central and Southern Newfoundland and in the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland.
The Company is currently releasing water from the Burnt Dam Spillway into the White Bear River.
The Company is currently releasing water at the Granite Canal Bypass Structure and 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 are higher than normal and may be unpredictable.
Updated: April 29, 3:30 pm
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that due to recent rainfall and snow melt the Company is releasing water in the Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of Central and Southern Newfoundland and may be required to release water in the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland.
The Company is currently releasing water from the Burnt Dam Spillway into the White Bear River.
The Company may begin releasing water at the Granite Canal Bypass Structure and 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 are higher than normal and may be unpredictable.
Updated: April 28, 9pm
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that due to recent rainfall and snow melt the Company is required to release water in the Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of Central and Southern Newfoundland.
The Company has begun releasing water from the Burnt Dam Spillway into the White Bear River.
People are advised to use this area with great caution as water levels and flows are higher than normal and may be unpredictable.
Original advisory: April 28, 3pm
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that due to recent rainfall and snow melt, the company may be required to release water in the Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of Central and Southern Newfoundland.
There is a potential that Hydro will be required to release water from the Burnt Dam Spillway into the White Bear River.
People are advised to use this area with great caution as water levels and flows are higher than normal and may be unpredictable.