Warm spring weather combined with more precipitation could see water levels along the Ottawa River shoreline rise to heights last seen during the peak of the flooding in May 2017. Constance BayThe Ottawa River is expected to rise another 0.5 to 0.6 metres over the next four days, nearing 2017 peak levels. (Mike O'Shaughnessy/CBC)BritanniaSimilar to Constance Bay, water levels are expected to rise another half-metre by the weekend between Grandview Road and Britannia, including Crystal Bay. Water levels there are set to rise between 0.4 and 0.6 metres in the area near Morin Road and Boisé Lane. Sandbags were doled out over the weekend to residents in Clarence-Rockland who live along the Ottawa River, where some streets were submerged in May 2017.
Source: CBC News April 23, 2019 20:53 UTC