The Maple Cross Shoreline Reserve on the Eastern Lake Ontario Coast. (Photo: NCC) Precipitation has been below average in 2020, but if you look at Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte this winter, you may not know it. The International Joint Commission has approved a request to allow more water out of Lake Ontario than prescribed by The Plan is under the direction of the International Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River Board, and affects water levels thoughout the Quinte region, and those who live on Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, and the rivers that flow into those bodies of water.