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Watershed Report Card

In cooperation with our municipal partners, Grey Sauble Conservation has created a Watershed Report Card as a simple tool to evaluate the health of our major watersheds: Sauble River, Sydenham River, Bighead River and Beaver River, as well as other smaller watersheds and subwatersheds. This 'Report Card' has been prepared as a full-colour poster and is available for viewing here on our website.

We all can help!

For information on how you can contribute to the health of our watersheds contact one of our knowledgeable staff

We can provide you with the information you need to help achieve and maintain healthy watersheds in our communities.

As part of our ongoing monitoring and analysis of conditions within the Grey-Sauble watershed we provide notification of the current status of both flood potential and low water conditions. The indicators at left and right, and the graphic on our home page are quick reports of the current condition within the watershed. In both cases green indicates a normal condition requiring no response or extra vigilance from the public. The two panels below describe the other conditions that may arise.

Watershed Current Conditions

FLOOD
STATUS

LOW WATER
CONDITIONS

FLOOD STATUS TERMINOLOGY

A yellow 'Water Safety/Flood Outlook' is a general notice of weather conditions that could pose a risk to personal safety of which have the potential to lead to flooding.
i) Water Safety: High flows, unsafe banks, melting ice, etc.
ii) Flood Outlook: Early notice of the potential for flooding based on weather forecasts calling for heavy rain,
etc.

An orange 'Watch' is issued when flooding is possible in specific watercourses or municipalities. Municipalities, emergency services and individual landowners in flood-prone areas should prepare.

A red 'Warning' is the most serious type of message: flooding is imminent or already occurring in specific watercourses or municipalities.

LOW WATER CONDITIONS

NORMAL		Normal conditions
LEVEL I		Precipitation Criteria: less than 80% of 3-month average precipitation Streamflow Criteria: monthly flow less than 70% of the lowest average summer month flow
LEVEL II		Precipitation Criteria: less than 60% of 3-month average precipitation Streamflow Criteria: monthly flow less than 50% of the lowest average summer month flow
LEVEL III		Precipitation Criteria: less than 40% of 3-month average precipitation Streamflow Criteria: monthly flow less than 30% of the lowest average summer month flow

Flow Gauges in the Grey Sauble Conservation Jurisdiction

Single click blue gauge points & click red link to open flow report...

View Grey Sauble Flow Gauges in a larger map