Weekly Regulation Summary
Summary for Week Ending January 15, 2025
| Week Ending: Wed, Jan 15 2025 | Average this time of the year (c) | |
| Lake Ontario - | ||
| Actual end of week level: | 74.48 m (244.36 ft) | 74.58 m (244.69 ft) |
| Computed Plan 2014 Level (a): | 74.48 m (244.36 ft) | |
| Computed Preproject Level (b): | 74.95 m (245.90 ft) | |
| Weekly Mean Outflow: | 6220 m³/s (219700 cfs) | 6340 m³/s (223900 cfs) |
| Weekly Total Supply: | 6550 m³/s (231300 cfs) | 6770 m³/s (239100 cfs) |
| Lake St. Lawrence at Long Sault Dam Weekly Mean Level: | 73.44 m (240.94 ft) | 73.06 m (239.70 ft) |
| Lake St. Louis at Pointe-Claire Weekly Mean Level: | 21.02 m (68.96 ft) | 21.32 m (69.95 ft) |
| Montreal Harbour at Jetty #1 Weekly Mean Level: | 6.14 m (20.14 ft) | 6.62 m (21.72 ft) |
| Ottawa River at Carillon Weekly Mean Outflow: | 2410 m³/s (85100 cfs) | 1940 m³/s (68500 cfs) |
| Preliminary Lake Ontario Outflow for Week Ending Fri, Jan 24 2025: | 6760 m³/s (238700 cfs) | 6330 m³/s (223500 cfs) |
Levels are in metres (feet) IGLD 1985. Supply and flows are in cubic metres (feet) per second.
(a) Level that would have occurred with strict adherence to Plan 2014.
(b) Level that would have occurred had the hydropower project, associated dredging and subsequent outflow management not been undertaken.
(c) Historical statistics are based on the available period of record for each dataset: Lake Ontario Water Levels (1918-2022); Lake Ontario Outflows (1900-2022); Net Total Supplies (Inflows) (1900-2022); Lake St. Lawrence Water Levels (1960-2022); Lake St. Louis Water Levels (1960-2022); Montreal Harbour Water Levels (1967-2022); Ottawa River Outflows (1963-2022).
The regulation plan for Lake Ontario specifies a weekly average outflow from Saturday through the following Friday, inclusive. To provide timely information for the coming week to the hydropower and Seaway operators, and our readers, we complete the regulation plan calculations each Thursday. Our calculations use the data available at the time, which are from the previous seven days (Thursday through Wednesday). Since the two time periods do not exactly coincide, their data are usually slightly different.
The table shows the actual flow for the week ending Wednesday. It also gives the preliminary flow for the coming week ending Friday. We emphasize that this is the preliminary flow, since unforeseen flow changes may occur after we have issued our notice. When these flow changes occur, they are reflected in the subsequent week's notice.
Information in this report is compiled from provisional data provided by: Environment & Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Hydro Quebec, Ontario Power Generation Inc, the New York Power Authority, and the U.S. National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration.