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MASSENA — Lake Ontario’s water levels are well above their long-term averages for this time of year, after experiencing the third-wettest autumn season ever recorded.

Unusually high levels of rainfall in the autumn led to the third wettest fall on record which created higher levels in Lake Ontario water levels, said joint U.S.-Canada regulators governing water levels.

Board wants to lower Lake Ontario to where it should be prior to the start of winter.

Board wants to lower Lake Ontario to where it should be prior to the start of winter.

Board wants to lower Lake Ontario to where it should be prior to the start of winter.

Board wants to lower Lake Ontario to where it should be prior to the start of winter.

The International Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Board plans to assist boat haul-out on Lake St. Lawrence during October.

MASSENA — More water is flowing out of Lake Ontario and the 1000 Islands at the Moses-Saunders Power Dam in Massena now, thanks to a strong record of rainfall in the region in the past two weeks. The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board, a subsidiary of the International Joint Commission that controls the international waters between Canada and the U.S., on Friday announced it would be returning outflows to their regular rate. Drought conditions in the Great Lakes and St. La...

Two springs ago, the Ottawa River was at catastrophic flood levels. This year's historic-low water level is blamed on drought, a relatively light winter snowfall and an early spring thaw.

Persisting drought conditions are prompting the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board to continue its policy of lower outflows from the lake into…