Fall Reservoir Drawdown To Occur on Oct. 24; Indian River Shoreline Residents to Expect Change In Water Levels

Otonabee Conservation is adjusting water levels along the Indian River on or after Oct. 24 by manually removing stop-logs announced on Thursday.

Otonabee Conservation employees, Bruce Flemons and Gordon Earle conduct fall dam operations by removing stop logs at Lang Dam in fall 2021. Photo courtesy of Otonabee Conservation.

The stop-logs are being removed at the following structures:

• Hope Mill Dam

• Lang Mill Dam

• Warsaw Auxiliary Dam

During operations, shoreline residents can expect water levels to decrease above the dams; water levels and flows will increase below the dams. Water levels and flows will stabilize in the days following operations. In total, water levels will decrease by six to 12 inches in the reservoirs.

Property owners upstream and downstream from the Hope, Lang, and Warsaw Dams should ensure that all boats, floating docks, etc. are removed from the water before this reservoir drawdown begins.

The Hope, Lang, and Warsaw reservoirs will not be restored to their current water levels until after the Spring freshet which usually occurs before the May 24 holiday long-weekend.

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