Lake of the Woods Control Board Regulation Actions

For Flags & Abbreviations, please see the legend below
 
DateFlagLake of the Woods /
Winnipeg R
Lac Seul / English R
(and occasionally Lake St. Joseph)
2012
2012.01.12 LW outflow to be increased to 300 m³/s on Friday, January 13. 
2012.01.12REVIEW  
2012.01.09LS LS outflow to be increased to 330 m³/s on January 10.
2011
2011.11.25 Outflow to be increased to 250 m³/s on Saturday Nov 25th.Outflow to be increased to 300 m³/s on Monday, Nov 28th.
2011.11.10 LW - Outflow will be increased from 150 to 200 m³/s on Friday, November 11.LS - Outflow will be increased from 200 to 250 m³/s on Friday, November 11.
2011.10.28STRATEGYA new strategy was adopted at the Regulation Meeting in Kenora.A new strategy was adopted at the Regulation Meeting in Kenora.
2011.09.06 Outflow reduction to 150 m³/s scheduled for Sep 7. 
2011.09.01 LW outflow increase to 200 m³/s. 
2011.08.31LS LS outflow ncrease to 200 m³/s on Sep 1.
2011.08.29 LW outflow descrease to 150 m3/ s on August 30. 
2011.08.26  Lac Seul outflow to be increasd to 150 m³/s on Monday, August 29th.
2011.08.08 LW - outflow willbe reduced from 250 to 200 m³/s on Wednesday, August 10th. 
2011.07.28 LW - outflow will be reduced from 300 to 250 m³/s on Friday, July 29th. 
2011.07.25 LW - outflow to be reduced from 350 to 300 m³/s on Tuesday, July 26th. 
2011.07.18 LW outflow scheduled reduction to 350 m³/s on July 19th. 
2011.07.14LS LS outflow reduction to 100 m³/s scheduled for July 15th.
2011.07.12 LW outflow is scheduled to be reduced to 420 m³/s on Friday, June 15th.LS outflow is scheduled to be reduced to 175 m³/s on July 13th.
2011.07.08LS Lac Seul outflow was reduced to 250 m³/ s.
2011.07.08 Lake of the Woods outflow is scheduled to be reduced to 525 m³/s on July 11th. 
2011.07.04 Lake of the Woods outflow is scheduled to be reduced to 625 m³/s on July 6th. 
2011.06.16 LW outflow will be decreased to 700 m³/s on Monday, June 20th. 
2011.06.16STRATEGYA new strategy was adopted at the Regulation Meeting in Kenora.A new strategy was adopted at the Regulation Meeting in Kenora.
2011.06.13 LW outflow scheduled to decrease to 800 m³/s on June 15. 
2011.05.05 LW - outflow will be increased from 840 to 900 m³/s on Friday, May 6. (Last authorized outflow was 800 m³/s but outflow has increased with rising lake level.)LS - outflow will be decreased from 365 to 300 m³/s on Friday, May 6. (Last authorized outflow was 350 m³/s but outflow has increased with rising lake level.)

Pakwash - OPG is directed to manage the Manitou Falls forebay such that Pakwash Lake levels are no higher than 346.4 m.
2011.04.21 Lake of the Woods outflow will be increased to 800 m³/s on Monday, April 24th. 
2011.04.20 LW outflow will be increased to 750 m³/s on Thursday, April 21st. 
2011.04.18 LW outflow will be increased to 700 m³/s today. 
2011.04.13 LW outflow to increase to 650 m³/s on April 14th. 
2011.04.12 LW outflow increase to 600 m³/s. 
2011.04.07LS Lac Seul outflow is scheduled to be decreased to 350 m³/s on Monday, April 11.
2011.04.07 Lake of the Woods authorized outflow was modified to 500 m³/s. 
2011.04.01LW MINLake of the Woods minimum level for the end-of-winter was 322.409m (1057.77 ft) on April 1, 2011. 
2011.03.30LS Authorized outflow was reduced to 390 m³/s.
2011.03.18LS Lac Seul outflow will be reduced to 425 m³/s during the week of March 21st.
2011.03.08MEETINGLW - new strategy adopted. Outflow unchanged but has declined to about 525 m³/s with declining lake level since last authorized flow change.LS - new strategy adopted. Outflow unchanged at 500 m³/s.
2011.03.04LS Lac Seul outflow was increased to 500 m³/s
2011.03.01LS LS outlfow to be restored to authorized outflow of 450 m³/s following decline in lake level since last outflow directive.
2011.01.21LS LS outflow to increase to 450 m³/s on January 24, 2011.
2011.01.06 LW outflow will be increased to 550 m³/s between January 6th and 8th. 
DateFlagLake of the Woods /
Winnipeg R
Lac Seul / English R
(and occasionally Lake St. Joseph)

Legend for Flags & Abbreviations
ACCC    Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada
CONF CALL LWCB Conference Call
FULL OPEN All possible stoplogs removed from the dam,
so that discharge is maximum for current lake level
LS Lac Seul
LSJ Lake St. Joseph
LW Lake of the Woods
LWCB Lake of the Woods Control Board
LWS Lake of the Woods Secretariat
MAX Maximum
MEETING LWCB Regulation Meeting
MIN Minimum
NEWS RLS LWCB News Release Issued
OPG Ontario Power Generation
STRATEGY New Strategy Adopted
WPG R Winnipeg River


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