2025 SPRING FRESHET
Historic High Water Levels
View Ottawa River and MVA website for forecasting
Britannia: (click name for historic levels)
2017 Peak-60.44 | 2019 Peak-60.68 | 2023 Peak-60.35
Arnprior:
2017 Peak-75.95 | 2019 Peak-76.28 | 2023 Peak-75.8
Constance Bay: 2023 Peak 60.39
(Constance Bay gauge not operational pre-2023)
Flooding is not expected to reach 2023 levels; some properties will still be affected.
Please email us at flood@westcarletonrelief.ca if you need help under standing your risk.
Open Map for Sandbag Locations
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Yellow Icons: Filled bags available for residents to use.
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Red Stars: Volunteers NEEDED to fill sandbags
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Green Stars: Volunteers not currently needed to fill sandbags
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Purple X: No Access Local Traffic Only
DONATE TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS
West Carleton Disaster Relief is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting West Carleton residents when disaster strikes. Please consider donating to help us assist families during this flood. All donations are use to support the volunteer response and residents during active flooding and through to recovery.
Business sponsors are welcome email donate@westcarletonrelief.ca
CLEAN UP VOLUNTEERS
PLEASE HELP ONE MORE TIME
Your efforts so far has helped WCDR to save homes throughout West Carleton. The water has receded and now it's Clean Up Time!
Saturday May 27 & Sunday May 28 9am-3pm - come help our team of volunteers remove sandbags. Lunch will be provided.
If you are able to help please sign up.
West Carleton Disaster Relief is here to connect you to all available services.
Showers: The Constance Bay Community Centre has a shower available. If you need to assess the shower outside of the community centre open times (8am-8pm) please contact flood@westcarletonrelief.ca and and we will you get a temporary pass for the showers.
Portable Washrooms: If your septic is compromised please call 311 to report. The city is attempting to provide portable washroom at access lanes near properties that are affected.
Well Water Testing: Pick Up Wednesday's at 11am at the Constance Bay Community Centre, 272 Len Purcell Drive.
Food: West Carleton Food Access Centre: 613-832-5685 / wcfoodaid@gmail.com, please call or email for anything you need and to arrange a pick up time.
Household items & services: Disaster Ottawa – Household Item Exchange (FB) (this is the place for people to post any furniture etc. they would like to donate. Please ensure to check the date as there are items posted from previous disasters.
Clothing: Savvy Seconds, 5670 Carp Road: 613-240-8644 / vljones@ymail.com, please email for anything you need.
Insurance Issues: Insurance Bureau of Canada:
Questions & Complaints; 1-844-227-5422
Councilor: Clarke Kelly's: Clarke.Kelly@ottawa.ca
Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarian's (DRAO): 1-844-780-8925 (Not Currently Available)
Utilities:
Enbridge Gas - 613-748-6890
Electrical Safety Authority - 1-877-372-7233 / esasafe.com
Hydro One - 613-748-6890 / customercommunications@hydroone.com / hydroone.com
PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES TO CONSIDER
FROM ONE VOLUNTEER TO ANOTHER, THANK YOU!!
Your efforts so far has helped WCDR to save homes throughout West Carleton. While we are happy to see the water start to recede we know the need for us and you is far from over! In the coming weeks our most vulnerable residents will need help again with helping to remove sandbags and flood debris. Some of our residents will also need help with removing flood damaged materials from their homes. If you are able to help in the coming weeks please sign up.