Captain_Michael
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2021
- Messages
- 74
- Vessel Name
- Dutchess
- Vessel Make
- Nordhavn 46
My wife and I are contemplating cruising the Trent-Severn Waterway this coming (2024) summer. We would start at Trent-Quinte on Lake Ontario and exit at Port Severn on Georgian Bay. After some time in Georgian Bay and the North Channel, we would return to Lake Ontario via Lake Huron and the St. Clair and Detroit Rivers.
I am concerned about the depth in the Waterway because my boat draws 5'6" and the Waterway website says while the draft is 6', if one draws 5'6" or more, one must sign a statement that one recognizes that the depth may be less, necessitating a turn-around. Sort of a message there.
The Waterway website says depths are "adjusted" by the Waterway authorities using dam spillage to prevent shallowing in the Waterway and regional flooding in surrounding areas and tributaries. Something sticks in the back of my mind that I read that June or early July is the better season for passage, having greater depth owing to winter run-off and melt, allowing the Waterway authorities to keep the depth in the Waterway high (6').
Has anyone done the Waterway and know anything about the depth and if conditions are better for my draft in the spring or early summer? We are retired and felixble with scheduling.
I am concerned about the depth in the Waterway because my boat draws 5'6" and the Waterway website says while the draft is 6', if one draws 5'6" or more, one must sign a statement that one recognizes that the depth may be less, necessitating a turn-around. Sort of a message there.
The Waterway website says depths are "adjusted" by the Waterway authorities using dam spillage to prevent shallowing in the Waterway and regional flooding in surrounding areas and tributaries. Something sticks in the back of my mind that I read that June or early July is the better season for passage, having greater depth owing to winter run-off and melt, allowing the Waterway authorities to keep the depth in the Waterway high (6').
Has anyone done the Waterway and know anything about the depth and if conditions are better for my draft in the spring or early summer? We are retired and felixble with scheduling.