Georgian Bay Water Levels

The Georgian Bay Association has been instrumental in drawing attention to the lower water levels. Recently Mary Muter representing the GBA was interviewed on CBC to explain the lower water levels. This interview can be found on the Georgian Bay Association website.

To fully understand the water level issues one should see the Environment Canada website-Ontario Section, as well as the United States Corps of Engineers web site.

If you believe our glass may soon be half empty you will be interested in Peter Annin. Peter Annin has identified the upcoming water wars in his book The Great Lakes Water Wars. He holds the position of associate director for the Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources based in Madison Wisconsin and will be speaking at an upcoming Georgian Bay Association meeting.

Will Georgian Bay Survive the Upcoming Water Wars

As water is being sucked out of the Great Lakes to the South, another front on the water issues is opening up in the areas of Algonquin, Muskoka, and Haliburton to protect their long term interests in maintaining water levels suitable for property owners to run their businesses and cottagers to maintain water levels for recreational pursuits. The watersheds feeding Georgian Bay may in fact lower the levels flowing south.

Will Georgian Bay be squeezed at both ends?

A major study is underway in Haliburton to determine how to manage the water resource more effectively. Bonnie Feleiscaker has formed the TSW reservoir coalition Trent Severn Waterway. And as stated in the December Haliburton Echo, "She wants better systems in place to ensure that the Highlands lakes retain as much of their water as possible. The photo illustrates the problem as she is sitting on a dock at her Cottage with a drop of about 3 feet to the water from a water surface that was once level or just below the dock.