Spring Floods

Okanagan Lake is now over full pool (File photo)

Okanagan Lake full and expected to continue to rise over weekend

The Central Okanagan Regional Emergency Program has announced that the lake is above full pool

 

Residents and workers for the City of Fernie, B.C., fill sandbags in preparation for flooding along the Elk River, where heavy rain and spring snow melt threaten to push the river over its banks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-City of Fernie

Flood risk remains elevated as B.C. enters ‘peak freshet’ over coming weeks

More rain is expected over the weekend

 

Tuey Park is closed due to flooding from Shuswap River in Enderby. (Shuswap River Ambassadors photo)

Shuswap River continues to rise in North Okanagan

Boat launch and park flooded so far

 

Snowpack levels are at an average of 113 per cent above normal across B.C., leading to an increased risk of spring flooding. (Photo: Abbotsford Police Department)

B.C. spring flood risk ‘increased considerably’ due to colder than normal weather

B.C. River Forecast Centre warns that a prolonged heat wave could result in catastrophic flooding

Snowpack levels are at an average of 113 per cent above normal across B.C., leading to an increased risk of spring flooding. (Photo: Abbotsford Police Department)
(Black Press Media file)

Be prepared for high water, says RDOS

Higher than average water detected around the Ashnola Rover and Similkameen River

(Black Press Media file)
Flood prep begins in North Okanagan

Flood prep begins in North Okanagan

Only minor instances of localized flooding reported

Flood prep begins in North Okanagan