River levels starting to subside

Jun 5, 2020 | 4:37 PM

The City of Enderby is reporting good news when it comes to the levels of the Shuswap River.

“The Shuswap River appears to have peaked on June 3 at 485 cubic metres per second and a level of 5.049 metres,” said a news release from city chief administrative officer/emergency operations centre director Tate Bengtson. “Since that time, the river levels have decreased and now stand at a flow rate of 459 cubic meters per second and a level of 4.920 metres.”

Bengtson said the flood waters are beginning to recede but the flood-related restrictions and closures remain in place.

Despite rain in the forecast this weekend, the river levels are expected to gradually decrease over the next ten days to 431.6 cubic metres per second on June 14.

“It is anticipated that the forecast precipitation will cause the rate of decline to ease and even flatten, but it is not predicted to produce an incline in river levels.”

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The BC River Forecast Centre is continuing a high stream flow advisory for the river, as flooding at low-lying levels is occurring.

“Predictions are exactly that: forecasts based on the best available information at the time. Information usually becomes more accurate the closer that we get to a particular date, and it can change rapidly due to emerging variables,” Bengtson added

For any properties at at-risk of flooding, sand and sandbags are available for free at the Public Works Yard at 2308 McGowan Avenue – and you have to bring your own shovel.

The public is advised to stay clear of rivers and potentially unstable riverbanks during the high-stream flow period.

by Pete McIntyre

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