Heavy rain and winter runoff in the month of May has affected more than people's homes along the Ottawa River. The river itself, often polluted with sewage overflow after a day or two of heavy rain, has had to absorb more than 600-million litres over the past week alone.
Residents who get their water from wells in areas affected by flooding should get their water tested before drinking it, and should check well pumps for damage, Ottawa Public Health is recommending.
On Monday city officials said more than 300 homes near the Ottawa River have been affected by severe spring flooding.
A recent beaver catch in Baker Lake, along with this summer’s earlier beaver sighting near Kugluktuk, more than 1,000 kilometres northwest of Baker Lake, have some wondering whether beavers are expanding their range into Nunavut.
The storm is not expected to relent until Wednesday afternoon.
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife said the fish are yellow perch, which are common in the lake.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Kenai Lake and the Kenai River near Cooper Landing.
It had to be one of the strangest cases of eagle death that Danielle D'Auria has ever seen.
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