Flood resources

Preparing for Flooding Brochures

The communities of Ayr, Drayton, New Hamburg and West Montrose are just a few of the communities in the Grand River watershed that are at greater risk of being impacted by flooding. Residents living in these communities should be aware of the risks and be prepared in the event that their property is impacted.

To learn more about Flood Warning Zones and about how you can prepare yourself for flooding, we have worked with local municipalities and first responders to produce the following guides for residents in these communities.

Please note the following documents may not be accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a document in an alternate format, please contact us.

• Ayr: Preparing for Flooding (1MB PDF)
• Drayton: Preparing for Flooding (600KB PDF)
• New Hamburg: Preparing for Flooding (1MB PDF)
• West Montrose: Preparing for Flooding (3.3MB PDF)
  

Other resources to help prepare for flooding

• Flood clean-up resources webpage - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
• What to do during a flood and other resources - Government of Canada Get Prepared webpage
• Emergency preparedness publications - Government of Canada Get Prepared publications

Flood management links

• GRCA River Data: Information on river flows, reservoir levels, rainfall, snow depth, temperature and other data. These pages are updated hourly about 20 minutes after the hour.
• GRCA News - GRCA's current flood messages and other news releases
• Weather watches and warning - Environment Canada
• Alert Waterloo Region - Waterloo Region emergency management organization and notification system
• Flood Forecasting and Warning Program - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry with province-wide flood conditions
• Emergency Management Ontario - Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Other resources

• Delivery of Ontario's flood forecasting and warning program  - A summary of the program in Ontario and the roles of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and Conservation Authorities. A paper published by the Canadian Dam Association.