How can low water levels affect domestic and sanitary uses in the St. Lawrence River?
• Very low water level conditions may affect shore wells as well as municipal and industrial water intakes on the St. Lawrence River and along the entire Lake Ontario shoreline. Such impacts can be avoided through proper design of such facilities with anticipation of the entire range of Lake Ontario levels and flows prescribed by the Orders of Approval and those that occur on the St.Lawrence River. SECTION 5: Environmental Impacts Q 5.1: Since regulation has reduced the occurrence of extreme high and low water levels on Lake Ontario, has this had an adverse impact on wetlands? skip to next question | back to the top list • Yes. The wetlands of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin and the habitats that they support are dependent on water level fluctuations. While each wetland is unique, narrowing the range of water level fluctuations is thought to result in less wetland acreage and less diversity within the wetland plant communities. The Commission’s Levels Reference Study Board con
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- SECTION 3: High Water Levels and Flows in the St. Lawrence River Q 3.1: Does regulation of Lake Ontario outflows make spring flooding conditions worse in the Montreal area?
- How do water levels in the river affect me? How do these low flows affect the plants and animals that live nearby?
- How can high or low Lake Ontario water levels affect domestic and sanitary uses?
