Water levels along the southern section of the Ottawa River have peaked and are now dropping — with one exception. The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board, which manages and monitors water levels, said at 5 p.m. Friday the water level in Pembroke was at 113.22 metres above sea level, up five centimetres from Thursday afternoon. The river reached its peak there on Tuesday at 109.05 metres and is receding, although it could bounce back to Tuesday's peak levels again by the middle of next week. The river reached its peak there on Tuesday at 76.31 metres. Click here for this year's forecasted river level peaks, and click here to see how much higher water levels are expected to be this year than in 2017.

Source: CBC News May 03, 2019 14:27 UTC