The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released new flood maps for Lake Ontario. The DEC created the maps to help local officials to better prepare for high water events.

Irondequoit, N.Y. — Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation hosted an open house Tuesday to discuss updated flood maps ...

The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board has announced that as of July 31, the Canadian Drought Monitor shows the Lake Ontario and upper St. Lawrence River regions are experiencing a ...

Lake Ontario's waters were rising fast one day this spring as Cheryl and Bob Stevens reluctantly moved the handcrafted oak furnishings and first-floor belongings in their Hamlin lake front home to ...

Flooding that devastated the Lake Ontario shoreline last spring and summer was caused by heavy rainfall, not a new lake-level plan, according to a new report by an international board. The lake level ...

The lake lies between the U.S. and Canada, the easternmost of the Great Lakes. The lake is near Niagara Falls, a popular tourist spot. Lake Ontario may be the only Great Lake not bordering Michigan, ...